Charles Gladstone
British Baronet (1888–1968)
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Sir Charles Andrew Gladstone, 6th Baronet (28 October 1888 – 28 April 1968) was a Master at Eton College and a British baronet.
28 October 1888
Sir Charles Gladstone | |
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| Born | Charles Andrew Gladstone 28 October 1888 |
| Died | 28 April 1968 (aged 79) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| High Sheriff of Flintshire | |
| In office 1951–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Eldon Owen |
| Succeeded by | John Heron Storey |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army Royal Flying Corps |
Service years | 1912–1924 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Territorial Force |
Conflicts | World War I |
| Spouse |
Isla Margaret Crum
(m. 1925–1968) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Erskine William Gladstone (son) Peter Gladstone (son) William Ewart Gladstone (grandfather) Albert Gladstone (brother) Sir John Evelyn Gladstone (cousin) |
Gladstone was the son of the Reverend Stephen Edward Gladstone and Annie Crosthwaite Wilson, and the grandson of the former Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone.[1] As a ten-year-old, he attended William Gladstone's state funeral.[2] He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a Master at Eton College from 1912 to 1946, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Force in 1912, attached to Eton's Officer Training Corps unit.[3] He fought in World War I, and was attached to the Royal Flying Corps from April 1915.[4] On being captured, he became a POW. After the war, he continued to serve with the Eton OTC until 1924 when he resigned his commission and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant.[5][6][7]
Gladstone married Isla Margaret Crum, the daughter of Sir Walter Erskine Crum, on 3 January 1925.[8] They had six children, the oldest of whom was Sir Erskine William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, the 7th Baronet. Another son, Peter, was a noted naturalist.
Gladstone became a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire in 1929,[9] and was the Vice-Lieutenant between 1948[10] and 1968, and was a justice of the peace (JP) for Flintshire. He held the office of High Sheriff of Flintshire in 1951.[11] In 1955 he was appointed a Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John.[12]
He succeeded to the title of 6th Baronet Gladstone, of Fasque and Balfour on 2 March 1967, following the death of his older brother, Sir Albert Charles Gladstone, the 5th Baronet.[13] Having proved his claim to the baronetcy he did not use the title.
His son inherited the Baronetage under the appellation of Sir William Gladstone, 7th Baronet.