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Disraeli, Benjamin

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  1. An English political leader of the nineteenth century. He led the Conservative party of Britain (Tories) in the 1860s and 1870s and was prime minister twice. He was a political opponent of William Gladstone. Disraeli strongly supported the extension of British colonies and had Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India.

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Disraeli, Benjamin, free trade a question of expediency, 169.

From Daniel Webster by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, born in London, December 21, 1804, died there April 19, 1881.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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