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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Beaconsfield
KG PC FRS
Disraeli in old age, wearing a double-breasted suit, bow tie and hat
Disraeli, photographed by Cornelius Jabez Hughes in 1878
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office
20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880
Monarch Victoria
Preceded by William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
In office
27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868
Monarch Victoria
Preceded by The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
Leader of the Opposition
In office
21 April 1880 – 19 April 1881
Monarch Victoria
Preceded by The Marquess of Hartington
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
In office
1 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
Monarch Victoria
Preceded by William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
6 July 1866 – 29 February 1868
Preceded by William Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded by George Ward Hunt
In office
26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
Preceded by Sir George Cornewall Lewis
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
In office
27 February 1852 – 17 December 1852
Preceded by Charles Wood
Succeeded by William Ewart Gladstone
Personal details
Born (1804-12-21)21 December 1804
Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
Died 19 April 1881(1881-04-19) (aged 76)
London, England
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Mary Anne Lewis (m. 1839; d. 1872)
Parents Isaac D'Israeli
Miriam Basevi
Signature Cursive signature in ink
External video
Booknotes interview with Stanley Weintraub on Disraeli: A Biography, February 6, 1994, C-SPAN

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as well as a novelist. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs, his political battles with the Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, and his one-nation conservatism or "Tory democracy". He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire. He is the only UK Prime Minister to have been of Jewish birth.

Disraeli was born in Bloomsbury, then a part of Middlesex. His father left the Jewish faith after a dispute at his synagogue; young Benjamin became an Anglican at the age of 12.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Disraeli entered the House of Commons in 1837. In 1846 the Prime Minister at the time, Sir Robert Peel split the party over his proposal to repeal the Corn Laws; which involved ending the tariff on imported grain. Disraeli clashed with Peel in the House of Commons. Disraeli became a major figure in the party. When Lord Derby, the party leader, thrice formed governments in the 1850s and 1860s, Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons


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