Background
PEEL, Arthur Wellesley Peel was born on August 3, 1829. 5th son of Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, and Julia, daughter of Lieutenant - General Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet.
PEEL, Arthur Wellesley Peel was born on August 3, 1829. 5th son of Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, and Julia, daughter of Lieutenant - General Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet.
Eton; Balliol College Oxford, of which coll, he is Visitor (Master of Arts). Doctor of Civil Law (Honourable Oxford, 1887).
Member of Parliament (Liberal) Warwick, 1865-1885. Warwick and Leamington, 1885-1895. Parliamentary Secretary to Poor Law Board, 1868-1871.
To Board of Trade, 1871-1873. Patronage Secretary to Treasury, 1873-1874. Under-Secretary to Home Office, 1880.
Speaker, 1884-1895; Trustee of British Museum, 1898-1907. Late chairman National Portrait Gallery. Arthur Wellesley Peel, P.C.; D.L., Justice of the Peace.
Liberal.
Clubs: Athenaeum, United University.
Heir: Honourable William R. Wellesley Peel.