Gladstones Atlantis Bill 

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AT NUMBER 62 RODNEY STREET there is a plaque that reads:
 

GLADSTONE  FOUR TIMES  PRIME MINISTER  BORN  IN THIS HOUSE  29TH DECEMBER 1809

William Ewart Gladstone was an impressive orator who dominated politics with his conservative opponent Disreili.

Gladstones conversion to Home Rule produced the Home Rule Bills of 1886 and 1893, but both were defeated. Gladstone also attemped to get a bill through Parliament to furnish funds to search for the legendary sunken continent of Atlantis.

This bill was also defeated.

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