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William Peel, 1st Earl Peel

British politician (1867-1937) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 70

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William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel, styled 2nd Viscount Peel from 1912 to 1929, was a British politician who was a local councillor, a Member of Parliament and a member of the House of Lords. After an early career as a barrister and a journalist, he entered first local and then national politics.

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Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India1932
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire1919

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Father: Arthur Peel

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William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel, styled 2nd Viscount Peel from 1912 to 1929, was a British politician who was a local councillor, a Member of Parliament and a member of the House of Lords. After an early career as a barrister and a journalist, he entered first local and then national politics. He rose to hold a number of ministerial positions but is probably best remembered for chairing the Peel Commission in 1936-1937, which recommended for the first time the partition of the British Mandate of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1937 · aged 70

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