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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS (21 December, 1804 – 19 April, 1881) was an English statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom – the first and thus far only person of Jewish parentage to do so, although Disraeli was baptised in the Anglican Church at an early age. Disraeli's most lasting achievement was the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846.
Although a major figure in the protectionist wing of the Conservative Party after 1846, Disraeli's relations with the other leading figures in the party, particularly Lord Derby, the overall leader, were often strained. Not until the 1860s would Derby and Disraeli be on easy terms, and the latter's succession of the former assured. From 1852 onwards Disraeli's career would also be marked by his often intense rivalry with William Ewart Gladstone, who eventually rose to become leader of the Liberal Party. In this duel, Disraeli was aided by his warm friendship with Queen Victoria, who came to detest Gladstone during the latter's first premiership in the 1870s. In 1876 Disraeli was raised to the peerage as the Earl of Beaconsfield, capping nearly four decades in the House of Commons. He died in 1881.
Before and during his political career Disraeli was well-known as a literary and social figure, although his novels are not generally regarded as belonging to the first rank of Victorian literature. He mainly wrote romances, of which Sybil and Vivian Grey are perhaps the best-known today. He was and is unusual among British Prime Ministers for having gained equal social and political renown.
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"Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen." -Benjamin Disraeli
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"Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen." -Benjamin Disraeli
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Britannia - Benjamin Disraeli - A brief political history of Disraeli.
Contarini Fleming - Online scan of a book by Benjamin D'israeli published in 1870.
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Disraeli Project - A Research Unit of Queen's University at Kingston, Canada, engaged in producing a scholarly edition of his correspondence.
Four Famous Victorians - Benjamin Disraeli - Brief biography.
Inland Revenue - Gladstone vs Disraeli - A comparison of the two PMs' differences on the income tax.
National Portrait Gallery - Benjamin Disraeli - Photo of a Disraeli painting, with a paragraph on the Earl of Beaconsfield and on its creation by Sir John Everett Millais.
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Utilitarian Follies - Modern History Sourcebook text from Whigs and Whiggism: Political Writings by Benjamin Disraeli, ed. William Hutcheon (London, 1913).
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