Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-30
The Dying Premier.
SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF BENJAMIN DrsR
EARL OF EEACOGSrTRID

SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF BENJAMIN DrSRl ELI
EARL OF BEACOEsFIELD.
The right honorable Benjamin D,sraeu. Earl
Of Beaeonsfleld. whose dangerous illness is re-
ported By cable, is the descendant of a Hebrew
family OF distinction. He is the eldest son of
Isaac Disraeli. who was a noted English au.
thor. The family has been one of prominence
for generations back. The Disraeiis fiourIshed
upwards OF TWO centuries ago In Spain and
Italy. The grandfather Of the Earl, BENJAMIN
Disraen. Tor whom his lordshtp was named,
settledtn England In las, amassed a large for
tune In business and retired In middle life.
life to literary labors. he wrote and pub
I!shed books from 1Ial to 1S41 and was awarded
the honor of ID. c. L. by the University of OK.
ford LORD Beaeonsheld was porn in 1905. and
ne was educated by private tutors under the
immediate supervision OF his father. At the
age when young Engllshmen destined for po-
neieal cal iiIe are usually sent to university
for government position. When weary of the
drudgery Of law he relieved himself BY writing
articles for Tory journal. When twentY-two
years OF age he published his first novel.
publish works OF fiction, sometimes tntermin-
gled With politics, all his life. In 1882 and In
1885 he was defeated for a seat In Parliament
fJr Hycombe. He changed his politics from
radical TO conservative and went to Taunton,
where he ran against LaDOuchere. and was
again defeated he made some allu5on to
OConnell. which involved him In a hostile
correspondence with a son OF the latter. At
tie age OF thirty-two took his seat in Parlia-
ment as conservative representative for
Maidstone. It was then that he made his
feut pas IN attempting to address the House
700 early and in sitting down In great confusion
ne uttered that prophetic declaration 1.-The time
VIII come when you'll hear me- He married In
$50, became the leader OF the young Eng
land party" He became celebrated for his
brilliant, 1nvective and polished sarcasm and
IN 1916 the ability he displayed as leader OF
the opposition, and year by year he continued
torlse In the estimation OF the world. In 1852
he accepted the post OF chancellor OF the ex-
chequer In the Lord Derbys cabinet, DisraeIt
emerged from this position With renewed
hOnors. When the Derby government was
overthrown. Dtsraen resumed the leadership
or the opposition In the House. In 1855 he
resumed his former part 10 Lord Derby'S sec
ohd cablnet, but In 1859 he introduced gov.
eminent reform measure, which was thrown
OUT, ana the government resigned. When Derby
returned TO power in 1868, Disraeli again took
Ine. post OF chancellor OF the eXcheOuer In
teDruary 1865, be succeeded Derby as premier
out resigned in the following December be,
cause OF hostile majority In the house. on
thls occasion Mrs. Disrael1 was raised to the
peerage as Nscountess Beaconsfield While
cut OF of1lce In 1870 he published .'Iothair' In
1913 the popularity of Gladstone rapidly sub
sided, and the new election of 1874 giving the
coDseTVatives a large majority, Dlsraeli re-
turned to power as prime minister. In 1877 he
took his seat In the upper house as Lord Bea-
coDsfie1d. He remained in power until 1850.
wien, principally Oh account OF his foreign no,.
ICY, he was retired ard Gladstone returned to
the premiership. Last year Beaconsneld pub
llsbed "Endymion," a novel that had a Wide
circulation.