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  Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1876 Disraeli was raised to the peerage as the Earl of Beaconsfield, capping nearly four decades in the House of Commons.
Disraeli was apparently determined to obtain independent means, and speculated on the stock exchange as early as 1824 on various South American mining companies.
Disraeli was a staunch British imperialist and helped strengthen the British Empire with his support for the construction of the Suez Canal.
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 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Disraeli's father was literary critic and historian Isaac D'Israeli who, though Jewish, had Benjamin baptised and raised in the Church of England.
Though he initially stood for election, unsuccessfully, as a Whig and Radical, Disraeli was a progressive Tory by the time he won a seat in the the House of Commons in 1837 representing the constituency of Maidstone.
Disraeli was a staunch supporter of Lionel de Rothschild 's right to take a seat when he was elected to the House of Commons but not allowed to serve there.
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 Disraeli timeline
Disraeli, who was desperate for office, wrote to Peel but was not made a member of the government.
Disraeli's second ministry passed a spate of social legislation and became known as the "Ministry of Sewage".
Disraeli became Leader of the Opposition from the House of Lords.
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 Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfield. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Disraeli was of Jewish ancestry, but his father, the literary critic Isaac D’Israeli, had him baptized (1817).
He was chancellor of the exchequer in the brief governments of the earl of Derby in 1852 and 1858–59, and after continuing opposition during the Liberal governments of Palmerston and Russell, he became chancellor under Derby again in 1866.
Disraeli’s second ministry (1874–80) enacted many domestic reforms in housing, public health, and factory legislation, but it was more notable for its aggressive foreign policy.
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 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ( December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881), the son of Isaac D'Israeli, was a British politician and author who entered Parliament in 1837 as Tory MP for Maidstone, after four unsuccessful campaigns for a seat in the House of Commons, the first time as a Radical.
In 1842 Disraeli was amongst the founders of the Young England group.
Disraeli served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1858 and 1867-68 Tory governments.
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 List of British ministries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pitt the Elder Ministry ( 1756 – 1757)
Second Pitt the Younger Ministry ( 1804 – 1806)
Second Lloyd George Ministry ( 1919 – 1922)
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 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ( December 21, 1804 - April 24, 1881) was a British statesman and author.
While Disraeli had the advantage of Queen Victoria 's support, Gladstone was a reformer at heart, earning great praise from fellow reformers.
In 1880, after Disraeli had been elevated to the peerage, Disraeli's final term as Prime Minister ended, and he died one year later.
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 Benjamin Disraeli (1804 -- 1881)
Disraeli lost the Taunton by-election in April 1835 but by then he was an 'official' Tory candidate thanks to the efforts of Sir Francis Bonham and the Carlton Club.
Disraeli had been conducting an affair with Lady Henrietta Sykes since 1833; it seems that her husband was aware of the liaison that continued for three years.
In 1878 Disraeli was elevated to the House of Lords as the Earl of Beaconsfield; his administration was attacked by Gladstone for its policy towards the Ottoman Empire.
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 PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3RD VISCOUNT (1784-1865) - Online Information article about PALMERSTON, HENRY JOHN ...
At the same time, though acting with Russia in the Levant, the British government engaged in the affairs of Afghanistan to defeat her intrigues'in Central Asia, and a contest with China was terminated by the conquest of Chusan, afterwards exchanged for the island of Hong-Kong.
Lord Derby's second administration of 1858 lasted but a single year, Palmerston having casually been defeated on a measure for removing conspiracies to murder abroad from the class of misdemeanour to that of felony, which was introduced in consequence of Orsini's attempt on the life of the emperor of the French.
They had no children, and the title became extinct, the property descending to Lady Palmerston's second son by Earl Cowper, W. Cowper-Temple, afterwards Baron Mount Temple, and then to her grandson Evelyn Ashley (18361907) son of her daughter, who married the 7th earl of Shaftesburywho was Lord Palmerston's private secretary from 1858 to 1865.
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 To what extent did Gladstone's domestic reforms rather than Disraeli's achieve fairer soci
Disraeli's criticisms of this were a significant reason for his electoral success in 1874 and his policies of imperialism were almost the complete opposite of Gladstone's policies.
Disraeli suffered from his ignorance of the Irish question because the 59 Irish MPs obstructed a great deal of his legislation and yet still failed in their objective, whilst Gladstone suffered from the radical-Whig fight in his party which eventually led to its self-destruction.
Disraeli kept persevering with the Bill because he still believed, with all its changes and thus the departure of key Conservative Party members such as Cranbourne, that the final Act would suit his party and he was right, for it was the newly enfranchised voters who were responsible for him coming into power in 1874.
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 disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) was one of the founders of modern British conservatism.
Disraeli served as Prime Minister twice, once for a brief time in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1880.
During his second Ministry, Disraeli was finally able to implement ideas that he had formulated when he was leader of the Young England group in the 1840s.
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 Benjamin Disraeli Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
While Disraeli had the advantage of Queen Victoria 's support, Gladstone was a reformer at heart, receiving great support from much of the population.
Disraeli descended from Portuguese Sephardic Jews from both his mother's and his father's side.
Disraeli was sympathetic to some of the demands of the Chartists and argued for an alliance between the landed aristocracy and the working class against the increasing power of the middle class helping found the Young England group in
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 Disraeli
Disraeli was neither the first nor the last British Prime Minister to reach the top of what he described as “the greasy pole” without a major legislative programme prepared.
Disraeli certainly set a tone with regard to the new imperialism, which long outlasted his own lifetime, but other of his actions should be viewed in the same light.
Disraeli is often ‘accused’ of establishing the two-party stranglehold in British politics, with mindless confrontation instead of constructive co-operation between the Government and Opposition.
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 Benjamin_Disraeli,_1st_Earl_of_Beaconsfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
His father was the literary critic and historian Isaac D'Israeli who, though Jew ish, had Benjamin baptised and raised in the Church of England.
In Parliament, Disraeli became known for his defense of the protectionist Corn Laws, in opposition to fellow Conservative Sir Robert Peel 's advocacy to repeal the laws, which Disraeli denounced as "'' laissez-faire '' capitalism".
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 DERBY - LoveToKnow Article on DERBY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Reference may be made especially to the speech he delivered on the 4th of March 1831 on the adjourned debate on the second reading of the bill, which was marked by all the higher qualities of his oratory.
The reception of this volume was such as to encourage him to proceed with the task he had chosen as his magnum opus, the translation of the whole of the Iliad, which accordingly appeared in 1864.
In his fathers second administration Lord Stanley held, at first, the office of secretary for the colonies, but became president of the Board of Control on the resignation of Lord Ellenborough.
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 Britannia Government: Prime Ministers - William Ewart Gladstone
Famous as Disraeli's rival and for their spirited debates, Gladstone had a long and distinguished career in public service which began in 1832 when he entered Parliament as a Tory.
His re-election in 1879 for his second ministry was a personal triumph, but his land and agricultural reforms were eclipsed by wartime events.
Gladstone's third ministry, a short one lasting on six months (February to July, 1886) was one that was overwhelmed by Irish affairs.
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 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Disraeli's father was literary critic and historian Isaac D'Israeli who, though Jewish, had Benjamin baptismbaptised and raised in the Church of England/.
In Parliament, Disraeli became known for his defense of the protectionismprotectionist Corn Laws, in opposition to fellow Conservative Sir Robert Peel's advocacy to repeal the laws, which Disraeli denounced as "''laissez-faire/'' capitalism".
Disraeli was a staunch supporter of Lionel de Rothschild's right to take a seat when he was elected to the United Kingdom House of CommonsHouse of Commons but not allowed to serve there.
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 Second administration. (from Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl Of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden Of Hughenden) --  ...
Disraeli treated her as a human being, whereas Gladstone treated her as a political institution.
Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl Of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden Of Hughenden...
Widely considered the founder of British imperialism, Disraeli was largely responsible for securing British control of the Suez Canal and India.
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 tony jeffs and mark k. smith: individualization and youth work
Many held fast to a belief, well articulated by Disraeli in his popular novels, that a natural alliance waited to be forged between those born to command, the 'aristocracy', and a leaderless proletariat who mutually distrusted the up-and-coming capitalist class.
The second, risk, refers to a shift that is producing a world that is ever less secure and predictable in terms of outcomes.
Ministry of Reconstruction (1919; 1956) Report of the Adult Education Committee of the Ministry of Reconstruction, London: HMSO.
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 Second Reform Act   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Disraeli wanted to lower the county franchise by making it equal to the borough franchise, and forcing everyone in urban areas (who usually voted Liberal) to vote in the boroughs this means that the Liberal voters wouldn’t threaten the County seats, which were Conservative strongholds.
Disraeli will accept amendments from ANYONE (except Gladstone) he does this to win over Liberal Radicals, as he is a minority government, and not all conservatives will support the Bill.
Despite mythmaking, Disraeli isn’t aiming for ‘Tory Democracy’ he isn’t trying to create working class Conservative voters: this is shown by the fact that the vast majority of the amendments to the Bill aren’t his idea.
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 SparkNotes: Queen Victoria: The Age of Disraeli and Gladstone
It was ironic that Disraeli the Conservative pushed through the Reform Bill, but his politics were more democratic than previous Conservative and Tory prime ministers.
His ministry was short-lived, however, and the Liberals under William Gladstone took control of the Commons in December that year.
A chief example of such flattering behavior was Disraeli's decision to press her desire to be officially titled "Empress." On May 5, 1876, the act was passed which enabled Victoria to be crowned "Empress of India." She rewarded Disraeli by making him Earl of Beaconsfield.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
An laternative (that I've just used on Privy Council Ministry, is to list terms as throughout the ministry in question, or "to/from" a certain date if there was a change within the ministry.
Ministry, the Asquith Coalition, the Lloyd George Coalition Government, the First Labour Government, the Second Labour Government, then anything from 1931-1940 really should have "National Government" in the title (holds up hand for not using those terms for Chamberlain's governments), then Churchill Coalition, Churchill Caretaker Government and so on.
The Thatcher Ministry page is difficult to follow (for instance was Nicholas Ridley Secretary of State for Trade and Industry at the same time John Major was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign Secretary ?) and would work better to have reshuffles listed and maybe even several tables to reflect the substantial ones.
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 Bismarck & Disraeli paper
Disraeli's novels concerned themselves with the great contemporary issues of his time; issues such as Parliamentary Reform, the Chartist Movement, Utilitarianism, the impact of science upon society, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution were the burning topics which English readers devoured.
Disraeli and a large number of the Tories refused follow Peel as the Government abandoned their previous policy of Protection in favor of Free Trade; Disraeli portrayed the party as having been "betrayed and deserted"50 by the Peel Ministry.
Disraeli's practical application of this policy came when, in 1878, Russian designs on European Turkey, the Balkan Peninsula, and her advances toward the Mediterranean were regarded by Disraeli as a threat to the British Empire and its communications.
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 Astrocartography of Benjamin Disraeli's Least-aspected Pluto
Benjamin Disraeli, renowned British statesman and prime minister, was born in London, England, just a few degrees east of his Primary Pluto line, which runs vertically over western Ireland.
Under the “imperialist foreign policy” (Primary Pluto) of his second ministry (1874-1880) Britain annexed the Fiji Islands and Disraeli created the title of “Empress of India” for Queen Victoria.
Disraeli’s Primary Pluto rises along the eastern coast of India and is positioned in its vertical Midheaven line over the South Pacific (170E), several degrees west of the Fiji Islands (178E).
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 Assess the social reforms of Disraeli's Second Ministry, 1874-80.
Assess the social reforms of Disraeli's Second Ministry, 1874-80.
However most of the reforms had flaws which hindered Disraeli's promises to improve the 'sanitas' of the country after his speeches in 1872.
This was why Disraeli always steered clear of constitiutional reform during his second misnistry - even after the success of the Second Reform Act.
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 Learn Essays about disraeli
Michael Wallis’ quote on Disraeli I think is a rather accurate conception on the way that Disraeli helped use his power once he became Prime Minister to benefit the urban poor.
Peel disagreed and Disraeli had to remain on the backbenches.
Disraeli was hurt by Peels rejection and over the next few years he became a harsh critic of the Conservative government.
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 Second Disraeli Ministry Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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