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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Patrick Daly

William Gladstone’s descendants to apologise for family’s part in slave trade

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The family of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone are due to travel to the Caribbean to apologise for the historical part an ancestor played in the slave trade.

William, who was Liberal prime minister on four occasions in the 19th century, was son of John Gladstone – one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

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