Robertson Gladstone
(1805-1875), Merchant; Mayor of LiverpoolSitter in 2 portraits
Robertson Gladstone was a Liverpool based West India merchant and brother of the future Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Robertson had his own political career being Mayor of Liverpool from 1842-1844. He imported sugar from his plantations in then British Guiana and Mauritius until the abolition of slavery, when he used his wealth to invest in the developing railway network across the north of England and Scotland.
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax68134
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax68136
Related People
- Sir John Gladstone (father)
- John Neilson Gladstone (brother)
- Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Bt (brother)
- William Ewart Gladstone (brother)
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