Herbert John Gladstone Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Herbert John Gladstone, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1909–19106 events2 places

Chronological biography

1909

Prison Administration ResponseJuly 1909

Government / Liberal Party Government · Home Secretary · London

Government prison policy is challenged by organized hunger striking.

Suffragette Hunger Strike PolicyJuly 1909

Government / Liberal Party Government · Home Secretary · London

Faces the first suffragette hunger strike in Holloway Prison.

Militant Suffrage Prison ResponseOctober 1909

Government / Liberal Party Government · Home Secretary · London

Faces criticism over treatment of imprisoned suffragette campaigners.

Suffragette Imprisonment PolicyOctober 1909

Government / Liberal Party Government · Home Secretary · London

Oversees prison policy during escalating militant suffrage protests.

1910

Governor General Takes Office31 May 1910

Government / Government of Great Britain · Viscount · Governor General · Cape Town

Represents the Crown in the newly unified dominion.

Union of South Africa31 May 1910

Government / Government of Great Britain · Viscount · Governor General · Cape Town

Takes office as governor general when South Africa becomes a union.

Titles and roles

Home Secretary · Viscount · Governor General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.