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William Ewart Gladstone is a politician, diplomat, statistician born in Liverpool (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).
William Ewart Gladstone ( GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman, starting as Conservative MP for Newark and later becoming the leader of the Liberal Party. In a career lasting over 60 years, he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 12 years, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also was Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, for over 12 years. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 60 years, from 1832 to 1845 and from 1847 to 1895; during that time he represented a total of five constituencies. Gladstone was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He first entered the House of Commons in 1832, beginning his political career as a High Tory, a grouping that became the Conservative Party under Robert Peel in 1834.
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| Born | 29 December 1809, Liverpool |
| Profession | politician, diplomat, statistician |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Employer | University of Edinburgh |
| Educated at | Christ Church, Eton College |
| Spouse | Catherine Gladstone |
| Children | William Henry Gladstone, Mary Gladstone, Henry Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Helen Gladstone, Agnes Gladstone, Stephen Edward Gladstone, Catherine Jessy Gladstone |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Virgo |
| Nakshatra | Uttara Phalguni (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Sagittarius |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 34 of them (9%) have the Moon in Virgo, like William Ewart Gladstone, and 14 (4%) share the Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra — the #13 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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William Ewart Gladstone was born on 29 December 1809 in Liverpool. Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
William Ewart Gladstone's Moon sign (Rashi) is Virgo and the Nakshatra is Uttara Phalguni, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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