Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., P.C., F.R.S.

• Born: 21 December 1804
• Died: 19 April 1881

Known as

• 1804-1822: Mr. Benjamin D'Israeli
• 1822-1837: Mr. Benjamin Disraeli
• 1837-1852: Mr. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P.
• 1852-1876: The Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P.
• 1876-1876: The Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, F.R.S., M.P.
• 1876-1878: The Earl of Beaconsfield, P.C., F.R.S.
• 1878-1881: The Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., P.C., F.R.S.

Education

• Higham Hall
• Lincoln's Inn

Offices

• Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868
• First Lord of the Treasury, 1868, 1874-1880
• Lord Privy Seal, 1876-1878

Peerage Titles

• Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden, 1876

Chivalric Orders

• Knight of the Garter, 1878

Privy Council

• Privy Councillor, 1852

Parliamentary Seats

• Member of Parliament for Maidstone, 1837-1841
• Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury, 1841-1847
• Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire, 1847-1876

Parliamentary Positions

House of Commons

• Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, 1850-1852, 1852-1858, 1859-1866, 1868-1874
• Leader of the House of Commons, 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868, 1874-1876

House of Lords

• Leader of the House of Lords, 1876-1880
• Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords, 1880-1881

Party Positions

• Leader of the Conservative Party, 1868-1881

Preceded by: Sir Charles Wood	Chancellor of the Exchequer 1852	Succeeded by: W. E. Gladstone
Preceded by: Sir George Cornewall Lewis	Chancellor of the Exchequer 1858–1859	Succeeded by: W. E. Gladstone
Preceded by: W. E. Gladstone	Chancellor of the Exchequer 1866–1868	Succeeded by: George Ward Hunt
Preceded by: The Earl of Derby	Prime Minister 1868	Succeeded by: William Gladstone
Preceded by: William Gladstone	Prime Minister 1874–1880	Succeeded by: William Gladstone