Benjamin Disraeli

The Right Honourable The Earl of Beaconsfield KG PC FRS
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 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, Bt.
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	21 December 1804(1804-12-21) London, England, United Kingdom
Died	19 April 1881 (aged 76) London, England, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Mary Anne Lewis
Religion	Church of England (for most of his life) Judaism (until age 13)
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804–19 April 1881), born Benjamin D'Israeli, was a British politician. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1852, from 1858-1859 and from 1866-1868 He was prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1868 and from 1874-1880. He was also an author. He was a famous rival of William Ewart Gladstone.

Disraeli was born into a Jewish family, and remains the only Jewish Prime Minister in British history. However, he did not follow the Jewish religion after the age of 12, when he joined the Anglican Church.

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