The Importance of the Second Reform Act 1867
How important was the Second Reform Act (1867) in Disraeli’s emergence as Conservatives leader?
This question focuses on the importance of the Second Reform Act in Disraeli’s rise to the top of the Conservative Party and his emergence as the leader. In order to decide on the relative importance of the Send Reform Act, I will also consider other factors, which impacted on Disraeli’s emergence, including the 1846 split of the Conservative party and the death of George Bentinck, Derby’s ineffective leadership, Palmerston’s death in 1865 and Disraeli’s determination and political skill.
The split of the Conservative in 1846 due to the repeal of the Corn Laws and the following death of Bentinck were important factors in allowing Disraeli to become the leader of the Conservative Party. Disraeli was instrumental in the split of the Conservative Party, being the leader of the vicious attacks on the authority and reputation of Sir Robert Peel. Despite being a fantastic showcase of his speaking abilities, these attacks led to many of the more experienced and higher status politicians leaving the Conservatives Party, to join Peel in the Peelites group. The split left the Conservatives with little leadership, and it also opportunely put Disraeli in contact with Lord George Bentinck who status ensured that many of the remaining Conservatives were happy to follow the pair. Coinciding with Disraeli’s seeming reinvention, in 1847, he became ‘Knight of the Shire’ of Bucks and financed by his new patrons the Bentinck’s, he became a true dandy, more of a landed country gentleman. The death of Bentinck in 1848 left Disraeli as the only potential leader of the Conservatives, in the House of Commons. The split of the Conservative Party and Bentinck’s death were important in Disraeli’s emergence, however it was his oratory and political skill which largely caused the split, therefore being an underlying cause of a factor of his own success.
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This question focuses on the importance of the Second Reform Act in Disraeli’s rise to the top of the Conservative Party and his emergence as the leader. In order to decide on the relative importance of the Send Reform Act, I will also consider other factors, which impacted on Disraeli’s emergence, including the 1846 split of the Conservative party and the death of George Bentinck, Derby’s ineffective leadership, Palmerston’s death in 1865 and Disraeli’s determination and political skill.
The split of the Conservative in 1846 due to the repeal of the Corn Laws and the following death of Bentinck were important factors in allowing Disraeli to become the leader of the Conservative Party. Disraeli was instrumental in the split of the Conservative Party, being the leader of the vicious attacks on the authority and reputation of Sir Robert Peel. Despite being a fantastic showcase of his speaking abilities, these attacks led to many of the more experienced and higher status politicians leaving the Conservatives Party, to join Peel in the Peelites group. The split left the Conservatives with little leadership, and it also opportunely put Disraeli in contact with Lord George Bentinck who status ensured that many of the remaining Conservatives were happy to follow the pair. Coinciding with Disraeli’s seeming reinvention, in 1847, he became ‘Knight of the Shire’ of Bucks and financed by his new patrons the Bentinck’s, he became a true dandy, more of a landed country gentleman. The death of Bentinck in 1848 left Disraeli as the only potential leader of the Conservatives, in the House of Commons. The split of the Conservative Party and Bentinck’s death were important in Disraeli’s emergence, however it was his oratory and political skill which largely caused the split, therefore being an underlying cause of a factor of his own success.
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