Complex sentence: Reid 2006, pp127-31 His father, who was Solicitor-General in the Disraeli's ministry, distinguished himself in the 1867 Reform Act debate dutifully supporting the triumphant Disraeli.
Split into simpler sentences: Reid 2006, pp127-31 His father was Solicitor-General in the Disraeli's ministry. He distinguished himself in the 1867 Reform Act debate dutifully supporting the triumphant Disraeli.