Background
Lord Peel is the eldest son of Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, and Kathleen McGrath, daughter of Michael McGrath. He is a great-great-grandson of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.
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William Douglas Douglas McDougall
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Education
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Fordham Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975). New York University (Master of Laws, 1978).
Career
He is President of the Game Conservancy Trust and was President of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust from 1989 to 1996. Lord Peel was also on the Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee for six years and became a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 1998. In June 2006 it was announced that Lord Peel would succeed Lord Luce as Lord Chamberlain.
They had two children, Ashton Robert Gerard Peel, Viscount Clanfield (born 16 September 1976), and Lady Iona Joy Julia Peel (born 18 September 1978). The marriage was dissolved in 1987. They have one daughter, Lady Antonia Mary Catherine Peel (born 1991).
Lord Peel's son, Lord Clanfield, married Matilda Rose Aykroyd (born 15 March 1978) in 2004. Viscount Clanfield (1947–1969)
The Rt Hon. The Earl Peel (1969–1998)
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The Earl Peel DL (1998–2006)
The Rt Hon. The Earl Peel GCVO DL (2006)
The Rt Hon. The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL (2006–).
Achievements
Membership
Lord Peel was a member of the Prince's Council, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, from 1993 to 2006, and Lord Warden of the Stannaries from 1994–2006. He was a member of the Nature Conservancy Council, with English Nature, from 1991 to 1996. He is an elected hereditary crossbench member of the House of Lords.
On 14 November 2006, Lord Peel was sworn in as a Member of the Privy Council.
Connections
Married Joyce Mary Nichols, June 2, 1970. Children: David Scott, Jason Douglas, Justin Mathew.
