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Also Known As Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden • Dizzy
Born December 21, 1804 • London • England
Died April 19, 1881 (aged 76) • London • England
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 • Chancellor of the Exchequer (1852-1852), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1837-1880), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Conservative Party • Tory Party • Young England
Notable Works “Coningsby” • “Contarini Fleming” • “Endymion” • “Lothair” • “Vivian Grey”
Role In Congress of Berlin • Eastern Question • Reform Bill

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