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Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet

British politician and slave plantation owner

  • Fame46.7
  • Momentum1.7
  • Wikipedia1.8K
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Lived 1764–1851, aged 87
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  • Era
    1764–1851
    Aged 87
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Updated 2026-06-19

Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish merchant, slave owner and Tory politician best known for being the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Born in Leith, Midlothian, through his commercial activities he acquired ownership over several slave plantations in the British colonies of Jamaica and Demerara-Essequibo; the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the most significant slave rebellions in the British Empire, was started on one of Gladstone's plantations.

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