Speeches and Addresses Delivered at the Election of 1865. By the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer.

GLADSTONE, William.

$850.00

Item Number: 134982

London: John Murray, 1865.

First edition of the Gladstone’s collected speeches delivered at the Election of 1865. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gladstone on the front panel, “From the Author.” In near fine condition.

In a career lasting over 60 years, British statesman and Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, serving over 12 years. Gladstone was known affectionately by his supporters as "The People's William" or the "G.O.M." ("Grand Old Man", or, to political rivals "God's Only Mistake"). Historians often refer to him as one of Britain's greatest leaders