First Earl of Beaconsfield
- First Earl of Beaconsfield
noun
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
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Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield — (1804–1881) A politician, statesman, and Conservative prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli was a commanding figure of British imperialism. The term imperialism was invented in its modern sense to describe indeed to condemn his foreign and… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield — (1804–81) Statesman and author. Benjamin Disraeli was the most exotic figure ever to reach the summit of British politics. A debt ridden young Jew of the Anglican faith, regarded as a combination of literary poseur, social climber and… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
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Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of — (1804 1881) Statesman and novelist, was the s. of Isaac D. (q.v.). Belonging to a Jewish family settled first in Spain, whence in the 15th century they migrated to Italy, he was b. in London in 1804 and privately ed. His f. destined him for… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature