William Yates Peel
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William Yates Peel was a British
Tory
politician
.
Peel was the second son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
, and his first wife Ellen (née Yates). He was the younger brother of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, and the elder brother of Jonathan Peel
. He was educated at Harrow
and St John's College, Cambridge
. Peel sat as Member of Parliament
for Bossiney
from 1817 to 1818, for Tamworth
from 1818 to 1830, 1835 to 1837 and in 1847, for Yarmouth
from 1830 to 1831 and for Cambridge University
from 1831 to 1832 and served under the Duke of Wellington
as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
from 1828 to 1830 and as a Lord of the Treasury
under Wellington in 1830 and again under his brother Sir Robert Peel from 1834 to 1835. In 1834 he was admitted to the Privy Council
.
, on 8 July 1819 at St Marylebone Parish Church
, London. They had six sons and ten daughters, all bar two sons survived childhood.
Jane Elizabeth died in Warwickshire in 1847. Peel survived her by eleven years and died at his residence in Baginton Hall, Warwickshire in June 1858, aged 68.
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Tory
Tory
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politician
Politician
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Peel was the second son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet , was a British politician and industrialist and one of early textile manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution...
, and his first wife Ellen (née Yates). He was the younger brother of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, and the elder brother of Jonathan Peel
Jonathan Peel
Jonathan Peel was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner.-Background and education:...
. He was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
. Peel sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
from 1817 to 1818, for Tamworth
Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
from 1818 to 1830, 1835 to 1837 and in 1847, for Yarmouth
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1830 to 1831 and for Cambridge University
Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Election Systems:...
from 1831 to 1832 and served under the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
-Non-permanent and parliamentary under-secretaries, 1782-present:*April 1782: Evan Nepean*April 1782: Thomas Orde*July 1782: Henry Strachey*April 1783: George North*February 1784: Hon. John Townshend*June 1789: Scrope Bernard*July 1794: The Hon...
from 1828 to 1830 and as a Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
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under Wellington in 1830 and again under his brother Sir Robert Peel from 1834 to 1835. In 1834 he was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Family
Peel married Lady Jane Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount CashellEarl Mount Cashell
Earl Mount Cashell, of Cashell in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Stephen Moore, 2nd Viscount Mount Cashell, who had previously represented Lismore in the Irish House of Commons...
, on 8 July 1819 at St Marylebone Parish Church
St Marylebone Parish Church
-First church:The first church for the parish was built in the vicinity of the present Marble Arch c.1200, and dedicated to St John the Evangelist.-Second church:...
, London. They had six sons and ten daughters, all bar two sons survived childhood.
- Robert Moore Peel (1820-17 October 1878)
- Ellen Peel (b. 1821)
- William Yates Peel (1822-20 January 1879)
- Edmund Peel (b. cir 1823, died young)
- Elizabeth Peel (b. 4 May 1824)
- Jane Peel (b. 14 July 1825)
- Julia Augusta Peel (b. 13 July 1826)
- Matilda Katherine Peel (b. 8 July 1827)
- Alice Anne Peel (b. 10 July 1828)
- Adelaide Elizabeth Peel (b. 10 July 1828)
- Henry Peel (b. 1 October 1829, died young)
- Octavia Peel (b. 1830)
- Emily Peel (b. 15 December 1831)
- Frederick Peel (16 August 1833-31 March 1915)
- Francis Peel (1835-3 September 1894) - the father of Robert Francis PeelRobert Francis PeelRobert Francis Peel was an English soldier, Conservative politician and Governor of Saint Helena.Peel joined the Coldstream Guards in 1898, serving in South Africa and retiring in 1909. He then became Conservative Member of Parliament for Woodbridge, Suffolk from 1910 to 1920...
- Flora Jane Peel (2 March 1837-1876)
Jane Elizabeth died in Warwickshire in 1847. Peel survived her by eleven years and died at his residence in Baginton Hall, Warwickshire in June 1858, aged 68.