Edward Smith-Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby person

“To the satisfaction of its proponents a number of senior Tories now signalled a change of heart, notably Sir John Pakington, Sir Fitzroy Kelly and most important Lord Stanley, the son of the Earl of Derby, the party leader.…”

“For now Disraeli, as Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the party in the Commons, was at last able to repay his debts to the Rothschilds by persuading the reluctant Derby that the Lords must compromise.…”

“The Lords’ consent to this was the decisive turning point. On May 31, the Earl of Lucan proposed what proved to be the solution... and Derby—albeit “sulkily and reluctantly”—declared his support for it on July 1.…”