Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfiel, KG, PC, FRS (born Benjamin D'Israeli; 21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister—the first and thus far only person of Jewish parentage to do so (although Disraeli was baptised in the Anglican Church at 13). Disraeli's greatest lasting achievement was the creation of the modern Conservative Party after the Corn Laws schism of 1846.