Politics · 1804–1881

Benjamin Disraeli — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 21 December 1804 · Died: 19 April 1881 · Age: 76

Novelist turned Conservative prime minister who made Queen Victoria Empress of India and bought Britain's stake in the Suez Canal

Did you know?Aside from his long political career, he was a prolific novelist who continued to publish books even while serving in high office.

Quick facts

  • Date of birth21 December 1804
  • Date of death19 April 1881
  • Age at death76
  • NationalityBritish
  • BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom
  • Occupationpolitician, novelist, writer

Editor's Take:

Benjamin Disraeli was the most colourful prime minister of Victorian Britain. Born into a Jewish family, he was baptised as a boy. He first made his name as a dandy and novelist. He then rose to lead the Conservative Party. He passed the 1867 Reform Act, which gave many working men the vote. He bought Britain a major stake in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria Empress of India. She adored him.

Key Milestones

  1. 1837: MP – enters Parliament
  2. 1845: Sybil – novel
  3. 1867: Reform Act – extends the vote
  4. 1874: Prime minister – second term

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881), was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Benjamin Disraeli: The Novelist Prime Minister

British prime minister, 1804–1881

Benjamin Disraeli was born in London on 21 December 1804.

He wrote novels including Coningsby and Sybil.

He was prime minister in 1868 and again from 1874 to 1880.

He bought Britain a major stake in the Suez Canal in 1875.

Career highlights

  1. 1837MP: enters Parliament
  2. 1845Sybil: novel
  3. 1867Reform Act: extends the vote
  4. 1874Prime minister: second term
  5. 1878Congress of Berlin: "peace with honour"

Did you know?He was the only British prime minister so far to have been born Jewish.

Age at death
76
Years since death
145

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Benjamin Disraeli died on April 19, 1881, aged 76.
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