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Robert Peel

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1788-1850) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 62

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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834-1835). He previously was Home Secretary twice.

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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 WinterhalterThe Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, 1844, by Franz Xaver WinterhalterBurking 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. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the 141-year-old Constitution of 1688 by Catholic emancipation.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. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the 141-year-old Constitution of 1688 by Catholic emancipation.Portrait of Sir Robert Peel by John Linnell, 1838Portrait of Sir Robert Peel by John Linnell, 1838The 1815 Corn Laws, first introduced by the Tory government of prime minister Lord Liverpool. This law was made to amend the laws for regulating the importation of corn. This act was still in effect by the time Peel became prime minister himself in 1841.The 1815 Corn Laws, first introduced by the Tory government of prime minister Lord Liverpool. This law was made to amend the laws for regulating the importation of corn. This act was still in effect by the time Peel became prime minister himself in 1841.St Peter Church, Drayton Bassett, where Sir Robert Peel is buried in the churchyardSt Peter Church, Drayton Bassett, where Sir Robert Peel is buried in the churchyard

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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834-1835). He previously was Home Secretary twice. He is regarded as the father of modern British policing, owing to his founding of the Metropolitan Police while he was Home Secretary. Peel was one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party.

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United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1788 to 1850 · aged 62

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