(n) British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881), Syn. Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield
(n) printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790), Syn. Benjamin Franklin
(n) United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986), Syn. Benny Goodman, Benjamin David Goodman, King of Swing
(n) United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820), Syn. Benjamin Henry Latrobe
(n) English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814), Syn. Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford