Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet
Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet FRSE (11 December 1764 – 7 December 1851) was a Scottish merchant, philanthropist, Member of Parliament, and the father of the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
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