Family and Education
b. 5 Feb. 1788, 1st s. of Sir Robert Peel†, 1st bt., of Drayton Manor and 1st w. Ellen, da. of William Yates, calico printer, of Springside, Bury, Lancs.; bro. of Edmund Peel*, Jonathan Peel*, Laurence Peel* and William Yates Peel*. educ. by James Hargreaves, curate of Bury, until 1798; Rev. Francis Blick, vicar of Tamworth, Staffs. 1798-1800; Harrow 1800-4; Christ Church, Oxf. 1805; L. Inn 1809. m. 8 June 1820, Julia, da. of Gen. Sir John Floyd, 1st bt., of Mansfield Street, Mdx., 5s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 3 May 1830. d. 2 July 1850.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state for war and colonies June 1810 – Aug. 1812; chief sec. to ld. lt. [I] Aug. 1812 – Aug. 1818; PC [GB] 13 Aug. 1812, [I] 5 Sept. 1812; commr. of treasury [I] 1814 – 17; sec. of state for home affairs Jan. 1822 – Apr. 1827, Jan. 1828 – Nov. 1830; first ld. of treasury and chan. of exch. 10 Dec. 1834 – 18 Apr. 1835; first ld. of treasury 3 Sept. 1841–6 July 1846.
Capt. Manchester regt. militia 1808; lt. Staffs. yeoman cav. 1820; rect. Glasgow Univ. 1837 – 38.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 12 Stanhope Street and 4 Whitehall Gardens, Mdx.; Drayton Hall, Fazeley, Staffs.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
PEEL, Robert (1788-1850)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion