This man remarked being in the House of Lords was like being "dead in the Elysian Fields" and he was once arrested for challenging Daniel O'Connell's son to a duel.
This man remarked being in the House of Lords was like being "dead in the Elysian Fields" and he was once arrested for challenging Daniel O'Connell's son to a duel. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the "Who? Who? Ministry" of Lord Derby. This man was attacked by his rival's speeches in the Midlothian campaign, and lost support when his ministry passed the Royal Titles Act recognizing British rule of (*) India. He's not Chamberlain, but he announced "peace with honor" after leading British negotiations on a treaty granting independence to Romania and Serbia. Besides leading Britain at the Congress of Berlin, this Prime Minister was made an earl by his friend Queen Victoria. For 10 points, name this Conservative Prime Minister in the late 1800's, noted for his battles with rival William Gladstone.
This man remarked being in the House of Lords was like being "dead in the Elysian Fields" and he was once arrested for challenging Daniel O'Connell's son to a duel.
Benjamin Disraeli [or the Earl of Beaconsfield]