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Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Disraeli was born in Bloomsbury, then a part of Middlesex. His father left Judaism after a dispute at his synagogue; young Benjamin became an Anglican at the age of 12. Disraeli wrote novels with political themes such as Sybil, exposing the huge economic and social gap between the privileged few and the deprived working classes. He played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. After several unsuccessful attempts, Disraeli entered the House of Commons in 1837.

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