Frederick Peel
| The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Peel KCMG, PC | |
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| "a Railway Commissioner". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1903. | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 2 November 1860 – 19 August 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Samuel Laing |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Childers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1823 |
| Died | 6 June 1906 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir Frederick Peel KCMG, PC (26 October 1823 – 6 June 1906), was a British Liberal Party politician and railway commissioner.
Background and education
Peel was second son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, by his wife Julia Floyd, daughter of General Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet. He was the brother of Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, Sir William Peel and Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel.[1] He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849.[2] At Cambridge he was a member of the Pitt Club.[3]
Political career
Peel entered parliament in that year, when he was elected at an unopposed by-election in February 1849 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster.[4] At the next general election, in 1852, he was returned as the MP for Bury,[5] but was defeated in 1857.[5] He regained the Bury seat in 1859, and remained in the House of Commons until a further defeat in 1865.[5] He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Lord John Russell from 1851 to 1852 and under Lord Aberdeen from 1852 to 1854, as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Aberdeen from 1854 to 1855 and as Under-Secretary of State for War under Lord Palmerston from 1855 to 1857, when he was sworn of the Privy Counsellor.[6] He again held office under Palmerston and then Russell as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1860 to 1865.
Peel's chief service to the state was in connection with the Railway and Canal Commission. He was appointed a commissioner on the inception of this body in 1873, and was its president until its reconstruction in 1888, remaining a member of the commission until his death in 1906. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1869.[7]
Personal life
Peel died in June 1906, aged 82.
References
- ↑ The Peerage
- ↑ "Peel, Frederick (PL841F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Fletcher, Walter Morley (2011) [1935]. The University Pitt Club: 1835-1935 (First Paperback ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 181. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Craig, page 72
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21998. p. 1616. 8 May 1857.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23512. p. 3750. 1 July 1869.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Frederick Peel
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Barkly George Arkwright |
Member of Parliament for Leominster 1849 – 1852 With: George Arkwright |
Succeeded by John George Phillimore George Arkwright |
| Preceded by Richard Walker |
Member of Parliament for Bury 1852 – 1857 |
Succeeded by Robert Needham Philips |
| Preceded by Robert Needham Philips |
Member of Parliament for Bury 1859 – 1865 | |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Benjamin Hawes |
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1851–1852 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Desart |
| Preceded by The Earl of Desart |
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1852–1854 |
Office Abolished |
| New office | Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1854–1855 |
Succeeded by John Ball |
| Preceded by Henry Roberts |
Under-Secretary of State for War 1855–1857 |
Succeeded by Sir John Ramsden, Bt |
| Preceded by Samuel Laing |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1860–1865 |
Succeeded by Hugh Childers |
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