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William Ewert Gladstone was born in Liverpool, the son of John Gladstone, a prosperous merchant of Scottish origin. He was raised in a devoutly evangelical home, and religion became a dominant force in his life. Following four years at Eton, he had a distinguished university career at Christ Church, University of Oxford. There, after much soul-searching, he chose politics rather than the church, but he maintained strong religious convictions throughout his life. In 1839 he married Catherine Glynne, and they had eight children.
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MELBOURNE, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount (1779-1848), was Prime Minister at the time of Queen VICTORIA's [[Q].v.] accession, having succeeded Lord Grey in 1834. She developed a firm affection for him, though ribald Londoners who nicknamed the Queen 'Mrs. Melbourne' were more accurate on Melbourne's sexual reputation than the Queen's. Defeated on his budget in 1841, he determined to go to the country rather than resign, and became the first serving Prime Minister to lose a general election. A critic of Corn Law repeal, Melbourne hoped for a return to office in 1846, but by then had been superceded by Lord John RUSSELL [q.v.].
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Gladstone lacked the tact to get along with Queen Victoria and with some of his colleagues but, like William Pitt the Elder before him, he could reach out of Parliament and arouse the public. In appearance and bearing this gaunt figure, whose speeches were marked by evangelical fire, might have belonged to the 17th century, but in parliamentary tactics he anticipated the 20th century. His achievements are impressive by any standard. The respect and affection that the British reserved for Gladstone is summed up in the nicknames they gave him; he was the "Grand Old Man" and the "People's William."
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Following the success of his double first, William travelled with John on a Grand Tour of Europe, visiting Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy. On his return to England, William was elected to Parliament in 1832 as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark, partly through the influence of the local patron, the Duke of Newcastle. Although Gladstone entered Lincoln's Inn in 1833, with a view to becoming a barrister, by 1839 he had requested that his name should be removed from the list because he no longer intended to be called to the Bar. [3]
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William Tallack (1831-1908) was a British social activist interested in penal reform and heavily influenced by his Quaker faith. Tallack believed that offenders should be offered opportunities for moral education and reflection, so that they could seek salvation and forgiveness in the eyes of God. He advocated for prevention and treatment of crime in addition to methods of deterrence. He pushed for teaching prisoners new skills in order to educate them in personal responsibility and moral rectitude, and believed in isolating criminals in singular cells so that they would be encouraged to repent. Tallack believed that crime was caused by poverty, neglect, and a lack of moral education, so he attempted to eradicate this by campaigning for better schools, housing, sanitation and restrictive alcohol intake.
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book, by William Henry Gladstone This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book Revised Edition, 1890 Author: William Henry Gladstone Release Date: December 3, 2006 [eBook #20012] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HAWARDEN VISITORS' HAND-BOOK*** Transcribed from the 1890 Phillipson & Golder edition by David Price, ccx074@pglaf.org The Hawarden Visitors' Hand-Book. _REVISED EDITION_. 1890. Chester: PRINTED FOR THE COMPILER BY PHILLIPSON & GOLDER, EASTGATE ROW. {W.
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