William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 ??19 May 1898), was a British Liberal politician. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times (1868??4, 1880??5, February?uly 1886 and 1892??4), more than any other person, and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister