Which British prime minister supported Heinrich Schliemann’s identification of Troy?

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The British prime minister who supported Heinrich Schliemann’s identification of Hisarlik as the site of Troy was William Ewart Gladstone.1

Gladstone, who was himself a dedicated classical scholar, was among those who accepted Schliemann’s claims regarding the location of the ancient city, even as many other scholars remained skeptical of the archaeologist's findings and methods.1