[1] Benjamin was noted to have been close to Coningsby, and named him as the heir to his estate, including Hughenden Manor, in 1875, reportedly remarking "That boy will come to the front.

[2][3] Benjamin consequently oversaw and directed his education, with Coningsby studying first at Charterhouse School and later New College, Oxford, before moving to Charsley's Hall, owing to a dispute with examiners.

[4] Following his uncle's death in April 1881, Coningsby, then 14, became the subject of intense press coverage, with many noting his attendance at Disraeli's funeral, where he reportedly wept at the head of the coffin for some time.

Through his family connections, he was acquainted with a number of notable political figures, including Sir George Elliot, through whom he was presented to the Prince of Wales in Newcastle in 1884.

[12] He later stood unsuccessfully for re-election twice in Rushcliffe, first in January 1910, and again in December, during which time his motor-car was attacked and pelted with stones and mud by a crowd of youths while Disraeli was driving to a meeting.

[16] Disraeli underwent a serious operation in July 1936, and died without issue in a nursing home in Hove, East Sussex, in September that year, aged 69, after developing pneumonia.