Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone

Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (born January 7, 1854, London, England—died March 6, 1930, Dane End, near Ware, Hertfordshire) was a British statesman and the son of William Ewart Gladstone. He was the first governor-general and high commissioner of the Union of South Africa. Educated at Eton and at University College, Oxford, Gladstone lectured on history at Keble College for three years (1877–80) and then entered on a parliamentary career, representing Leeds from 1880...