Earl Peel

Earl Peel is a British peerage in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after the family Peel, from which come a number of known politicians of the United Kingdom.

Seat of the family is Eelmire House in Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Award

The title was in 1929 for William Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel, created, which was to have included Secretary of State for India and Lord Privy Seal. His father, a son of conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet of Clanfield, had been elevated to Viscount in 1895, after he had previously been more than ten years Speaker of the House of Commons.

Subordinate title

Subordinate items are Viscount Peel ( created 1895), of Sandy in the County of Bedford, and Viscount Clanfield ( created 1929), of Clanfield in the County of Southampton. Both subordinate titles are also included in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The eldest son of the Earl respective leads the courtesy title Viscount Clanfield.

Another title

In addition, the baronetcy of Clanfield is now ( created in 1800 ) in the Baronetage of Great Britain connected to the earldom.

List of Baronets of Clanfield, Viscounts and Earls Peel

Baronets of Clanfield (1800)

  • Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet ( 1750-1830 )
  • Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet ( 1788-1850 )
  • Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet ( 1822-1895 )
  • Sir Robert Peel, 4th Baronet ( 1867-1925 )
  • Sir Robert Peel, 5th Baronet ( 1898-1934 )
  • Sir Robert Peel, 6th Baronet ( 1920-1942 )

The baronetcy then went over to the 2nd Earl Peel ( see below), the 7th Baronet was

Viscount Peel ( 1895)

  • Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel ( 1829-1912 )
  • William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel ( 1867-1937 ) (1929 to Earl Peel applicable)

Earl Peel ( 1929)

  • William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel ( 1867-1937 )
  • Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel ( 1901-1969 )
  • William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel ( b. 1947 )

The heir apparent is the only son of the present Earl, Ashton Robert Gerard Peel, Viscount Clanfield ( b. 1976 ).

Swell

  • Charles Kidd, David Williamson (ed.): Debrett 's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment 's Peerage Page
  • Www.thepeerage.com
  • Earldom
  • Earl Peel
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