Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish merchant, slave owner and Tory politician best known for being the father of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Born in Leith, Midlothian, through his commercial activities he acquired ownership over several slave plantations in the British colonies of Jamaica and Demerara-Essequibo; the Demerara rebellion of 1823, one of the most significant slave rebellions in the British Empire, was started on one of Gladstone's plantations.
- Occupation
- politician, merchant, plantation owner, art collector
- Position held
- member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
