Earl Peel
Blazon Arms: Argent, three Sheaves of three Arrows proper, two and one banded Gules, on a Chief Azure, a Bee volant Or.Crest: A Demi-Lion rampant Argent, gorged with a Collar Azure, charged with three Bezants, holding between the paws a Shuttle Or.Supporters: Dexter: A Lion reguardant Argent. Sinister: A Gryphon reguardent Or. Both gorged with a Chain Or, pendent therefrom an Escutcheon Azure, charged with a Mace erect Or. Note:The Martlet for difference was only on the arms until the 2nd Earl inherited the baronetcy in 1942.[1]
Creation date	10 July 1929
Created by	King George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	William Peel, 1st Earl Peel
Present holder	William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
Heir apparent	Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield
Remainder to	the 1st Earl'sheirs male
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Peel Viscount Clanfield Baronet ‘of Drayton Manor’
Status	Extant
Motto	INDUSTRIA (With industry)

Earl Peel is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. The Peel family descends from Robert Peel, eldest son of a wealthy cotton merchant. The family lands, known asDrayton Manor, in the County of Stafford would become more commonly known in modern-day as an amusement park. The family seat is Elmire House, nearRipon,North Yorkshire.

The earldom was created in 1929 for theConservative Party politicianWilliam Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel, who wasChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1921–1922,Secretary of State for India 1921–1922 and 1928–1929, andFirst Commissioner of Works 1924–1928. At the same time, he was createdViscount Clanfield, ofClanfield in theCounty of Southampton, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[2]

He was the son ofArthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, who served asSpeaker of the House of Commons between 1884 and 1895, and who was createdViscount Peel, ofSandy in theCounty of Bedford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1895.^[3]

The first Viscount Peel was the fifth son of Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, of Drayton Manor (see below for earlier history of the family). The first Earl was succeeded by his son,Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel. In 1942, he succeeded his second cousin once removed as seventh Baronet, of Drayton Manor. The second Earl later served asLord-Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1948 to 2 January 1951. As of 2017^[update] the titles are held by his son,William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel, who succeeded in 1969.^{[citation needed]}

He is one of theninety elected hereditary peers that remain in theHouse of Lords after the passing of theHouse of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. The third Earl wasLord Warden of the Stannaries from 1994 to 2006 and wasLord Chamberlain of the Household from 2006 to 2021.^[4]

The Peel family descends from Robert Peel, who established acalico-printing firm inBlackburn in 1764. His eldest son,Robert Peel, was a wealthy cotton merchant and also sat asMember of Parliament forTamworth from 1790 to 1818. In 1800 he was created aBaronet, ofDrayton Manor in theCounty of Stafford and ofBury in theCounty Palatine of Lancaster, in theBaronetage of Great Britain.^[5]

He was succeeded by his eldest son,Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, the noted statesman. He wasHome Secretary 1822–1827 and 1828–1830,Chancellor of the Exchequer 1834–1835 andPrime Minister of the United Kingdom 1834–1835 and 1841–1846, and is best remembered for creating the modern concept of the police force while Home Secretary.^{[citation needed]} The police, first known as Peelers, are still commonly referred to as Bobbies, in his name. He is also known for overseeing the formation of the Conservative Party out of the shatteredTory Party, and for the repeal of theCorn Laws. Peel died after a fall from his horse onConstitution Hill inLondon.^{[citation needed]}

He was succeeded by his eldest son, thethird Baronet. He was also a politician and served as aLord of the Admiralty from 1852 to 1857 and asChief Secretary for Ireland from 1861 to 1865. His grandson, the fifth Baronet, married the actress and comedianBeatrice Lillie.^[6]

Their only son, the sixth Baronet, was an ordinary seaman in theRoyal Navy and was killed in action in April 1942, aged only twenty-one.^[6] On his death the line of the eldest son of the second Baronet failed and the title was inherited by his second cousin once removed, the second Earl Peel, who became the seventh Baronet. See above for further history of the title.^{[citation needed]}

• Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel (1829–1912)
• William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel (1867–1937) (createdEarl Peel in 1929)

• William Robert Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867–1937)
• Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel (1901–1969) (succeeded as the7th Baronet in 1942)
• William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel and 8th Baronet (born 1947)

Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, Ashton Robert Gerard Peel, Viscount Clanfield (born 1976).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, the Hon. Nicholas Robert William Peel (born 2015).

• 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)

See above for further succession.

Several other members of the Peel family have also gained distinction:

• Sir Lawrence Peel (1801–1865), son of Joseph Peel, younger brother of the first Baronet, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court atCalcutta 1842–1855 and was admitted to thePrivy Council in 1856.
• William Yates Peel (1789–1858, second son of the first Baronet, was a politician and served asUnder-Secretary of State for Home Affairs 1828–1830.
• Edmund Peel (1791–1850), third son of the first Baronet, Member of Parlament for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1831–1832 and 1835–1837.
• John Peel (1798–1875), fourth son of the first Baronet, Dean of Worcester 1845–1874.
• Jonathan Peel (1799–1879), fifth son of the first Baronet, was ageneral in the Army and Conservative politician. He wasSecretary of State for War 1858–1859 and 1866–1867.
• Edmund Yates Peel (1824–1900, son of Jonathan above), alieutenant-colonel in the Army, who was the father of Frederick Peel, acolonel in the Army.
• Archibald Peel (1828–1910, son of Jonathan above), who was the father of Edward John Russell Peel (1869–1939), abrigadier-general in the Army,
• John Peel (1829–1892, son of Jonathan above), alieutenant-general in the Army.
• Sir Charles Lennox Peel (1823–1899), Clerk of the Council, was the son of Laurence Peel, sixth son of the first Baronet.
• Sir Frederick Peel (1823–1906), second son of the second Baronet, was a politician and Chief Railway Commissioner.
• Sir William Peel (1824–1858), third son of the second Baronet, was acaptain in the Royal Navy.
• Maj. Hon.George Peel (1869–1956), second son of the first Viscount, a Member of Parliament and writer on politics and economics.
• Sir Sidney Peel (1870–1938), third son of the first Viscount, sat as Member of Parliament forUxbridge and was created a baronet in 1936 (seePeel baronets).
• Abram Peel (1864–1919), elected Lord Mayor of Bradford in November 1916.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages^{[self-published source][better source needed]}
• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895)."Peel, Robert (1750-1830)" .Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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