Sir William Gladstone, 7th Baronet
- Sir William Gladstone, 7th Baronet
Sir (Erskine) William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, 7th Baronet, KG, JP, DL (born 29 October 1925) is a Knight of the Garter, and was formerly an officer of the Royal Navy. [ [http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=GLADSTONE-p1 Burke's Peerage & Gentry 2002-2007.] Retrieved 2007-10-22]
Gladstone is the son of Sir Charles Gladstone, 6th Baronet, and a great-grandson of the former Prime Minister, William Gladstone. He was educated at Eton, and joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1943 and saw action in World War II. Upon leaving the navy (with the rank of lieutenant), he received an Honours Degree in History at Christ Church, Oxford. He then entered the teaching profession, with positions at Shrewsbury and Eton, and he became Headmaster of Lancing College in 1961. He retired from the teaching profession in 1969.
He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1999.
Gladstone became a Scout whilst a student at Eton. He encouraged the school Scout Group whilst Headmaster at Lancing College. He became Chief Scout of the United Kingdom in 1972, a position he held until 1982. [cite web |url=http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs295307.pdf |title=Meet the Chiefs |accessdate=2007-12-08 |month=October | year=2004 |publisher=The Scout Information Centre ] During his tenure he took special interest in the development of Scouting in deprived areas, particularly the inner cities and new housing estates. In 1979 he was elected Chairman of the World Scout Committee.
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