John Gladstone
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John Gladstone was a wealthy Scottish-born merchant, landowner, and politician, best known as the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone and for his extensive involvement in West Indian plantations and slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Gladstone canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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landowner ⓘ merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Liverpool merchant elite ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
British West Indies
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Demerara ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ |
| child | William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Gladstone ⓘ |
| fatherOf | William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
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plantation ownership ⓘ slave ownership ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Atlantic world plantation system
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic slave economy
slavery in the British West Indies ⓘ |
| knownFor | wealth accumulated from colonial trade and slavery ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Parliament ⓘ |
| name | John Gladstone self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | received compensation after British abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone
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extensive involvement in West Indian plantations and slavery ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of West Indian plantations ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned |
Fasque estate in Kincardineshire
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West Indian plantations ⓘ enslaved people in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leith ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Fasque, Kincardineshire
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Liverpool ⓘ |
| socialClass |
landed gentry
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upper middle class ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Gladstone
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Anne MacKenzie Robertson ⓘ |
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