Gladstone Baronets

Gladstone Baronets

The Gladstone Baronetcy, of Fasque and Balfour in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1846 for the Scottish businessman and politician John Gladstone, father of the Prime Minister. Born John Gladstones, he assumed by Royal license the surname of Gladstone (without the "s" at the end) in 1835. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He represented several constituencies in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire. His son, the third Baronet, was briefly Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire in 1926. He never married and was succeeded by his cousin, the fourth Baronet. He was the son of John Neilson Gladstone, third son of the first Baronet. He had no sons and was succeeded by his cousin, the fifth Baronet. He was the son of Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone, eldest son of William Ewart Gladstone, fourth son of the first Baronet. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Baronet, who did not use the title. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded in 1968.

Several other members of the Gladstone family have also gained distinction. Robertson Gladstone, second son of the first Baronet, was a merchant and politician. John Neilson Gladstone, third son of the first Baronet, was a politician. William Ewart Gladstone, fourth son of the first Baronet, was the distinguished statesman who served four times as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. William Henry Gladstone, Henry Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden, and Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, were all younger sons of William Ewart Gladstone. William Glynne Charles Gladstone, son of William Henry Gladstone, was a politician.