Disraeli's first speech in the House of Commons, London, 7 December 1837 (1901). Artist: Unknown

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Disraeli's first speech in the House of Commons, London, 7 December 1837 (1901). Disraeli (1804-1881) was elected Tory MP for Maidstone in 1837. He went on to become one of the foremost British statesman of the Victorian era, serving as Prime Minister in 1868 and from 1874-1880. From The Illustrated London News, 1901.

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Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,City of Westminster,Westminster
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