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Born December 29, 1809 • Liverpool • England
Died May 19, 1898 (aged 88) • Hawarden • Wales
Title / Office prime minister (1892-1894), United Kingdom • prime minister (1886-1886), United Kingdom • prime minister (1880-1885), United Kingdom • prime minister (1868-1874), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Liberal Party • Tory Party
Role In Alabama claims • Bulgarian Horrors • Eastern Question • Home Rule • Ballot Act

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