William Ewart Gladstone

[SandySandilands]

Anyone know if there is a record of the Private Secretaries who served this British Prime Minister?

I've just been going through some old notes and a 2 x great uncle told me that a member of our family was Gladstone's private secretary. Everything is worth checking out

Sandy

[Anne H]

Hi Sandy,

There is a partial list here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_ ... e_Minister but there doesn't seem to be any listings for before 1868-1872 when Algernon West was private secretary to William Gladstone. Here's a link to him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_West

Regards,
Anne H

[SandySandilands]

Thank you, Anne.

Nothing leaps out at the moment but you never know what will make sense in the future.

Sandy

[carlineric]

You could also check the London Gazette. His appointment may have be reported there as this is the official newspaper for reporting such events.

Eric

[SandySandilands]

Thanks Eric

[SandySandilands]

So with a lot of help from a fellow family history enthusiast I was able to discover that the gentleman concerned was one Walter Thorburn, Member of Parliament for the United Counties of Peebles and Selkirk.

Probably never was Gladstone's private secretary but there's always a grain of truth in that old family tale passed down the generations

[Montrose Budie]

Hi Sandy

But there is such a post as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS), - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament ... _Secretary.

mb

[SandySandilands]

Thanks MB - interesting