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William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94). He was known as G.O.M. which to most people used to stand for Grand Old Man but his long term [[Arch Enemy|rival]] [[Benjamin Disraeli (Creator)|Benjamin Disraeli]] always said stood for God's Only Mistake. He was a champion of Home Rule for Ireland. When Disraeli died Gladstone proposed a state funeral (to make political capital on his rival's death) but Disraeli's will stipulated other arrangements. To this Gladstone replied, ''"As Disraeli lived, so he died -- all display, without reality or genuineness."''
 
He was also on bad terms with Queen Victoria, in part because she liked Disraeli so much. She once complained, ''"He always addresses me as if I was a public meeting".'' (Technically, gramatically correct, but nowadays "were a public meeting" would be more common.)
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