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Benjamin Disraeli

prime minister of United Kingdom
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Also known as: Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden, Dizzy
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In full:
Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden
Byname:
Dizzy
Born:
December 21, 1804, London, England
Died:
April 19, 1881, London (aged 76)
Title / Office:
House of Lords (1876-1881), United Kingdom
prime minister (1874-1880), United Kingdom
prime minister (1868-1868), United Kingdom
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1865-1868), United Kingdom
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1858-1859), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation:
Conservative Party
Tory Party
Young England
Notable Works:
“Coningsby”
“Contarini Fleming”
“Endymion”
“Lothair”
“Vivian Grey”
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Benjamin Disraeli (born December 21, 1804, London, England—died April 19, 1881, London) was a British statesman and novelist who was twice prime minister (1868, 1874–80) and who provided the Conservative Party with a twofold policy of Tory democracy and imperialism. Disraeli was of Italian-Jewish descent, the eldest son and second child of Isaac D’Israeli and Maria Basevi. The most important event in Disraeli’s boyhood was his father’s quarrel in 1813 with the synagogue of Bevis Marks, which led to the decision in 1817 to have his children baptized as Christians. Until 1858, Jews by religion were excluded from Parliament; except ...(100 of 2248 words)

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