Benjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield1852
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
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Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
Following the appointment of Lord Aberdeen as Prime Minister, head of a coalition of Whigs and Peelites, Gladstone became Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Whig Sir Charles Wood and the Tory Disraeli had both been perceived to have failed in the office and so this provided Gladstone with a great political opportunity
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
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