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Earl Peel
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Earl Peel is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peel family descends from Robert Peel, eldest son of a wealthy cotton merchant. The family lands, known as Drayton Manor, in the County o
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet.
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet.
Robert Peel
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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Home Secretary. He is regarded as the father of
Earl Peel
…Peel, of Sandy in the County of Bedford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1895. The first Viscount Peel was the fifth son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, of Drayton Manor (see below for earlier history of the family). The first Earl was succeeded by his son, Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel. In 1942, he…
Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
Portrait by Henry William Pickersgill
Christ Church, Oxford, which Peel attended 1805–1808, graduating with a double first. He was later MP for the university, 1817–1829.
Christ Church, Oxford, which Peel attended 1805–1808, graduating with a double first. He was later MP for the university, 1817–1829.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, 1844, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, 1844, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution. This satirical 1829 cartoon by William Heath depicted the Duke of Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snat
Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution. This satirical 1829 cartoon by William Heath depicted the Duke of Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Robert Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the 141-year-old Constitution of 1688 by Catholic emancipation.