Robert Gladstone: Difference between revisions
From Graces Guide
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Gladstone Dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool was named | Gladstone Dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool was named after Robert Gladstone, a merchant from Liverpool and second cousin of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. | ||
Robert Gladstone was an important Liverpool merchant, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, freeman of the city and a founder of Liverpool University. He had five daughters and four sons, one of whom was also called Robert, and he died in 1919 | Robert Gladstone was an important Liverpool merchant, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, freeman of the city and a founder of Liverpool University. He had five daughters and four sons, one of whom was also called Robert, and he died in 1919 | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 4 December 2010
Gladstone Dock on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool was named after Robert Gladstone, a merchant from Liverpool and second cousin of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
Robert Gladstone was an important Liverpool merchant, Chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, freeman of the city and a founder of Liverpool University. He had five daughters and four sons, one of whom was also called Robert, and he died in 1919
See Also
Loading...