Earl Peel
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The title of Earl Peel was created in 1929 for William Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel, a Conservative politician. The 1st Viscount Peel was a son of the prime minister Sir Robert Peel.
The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Peel (1895) and Viscount Clanfield (1929), and is a baronet of Great Britain (1800).
Baronets, of Clanfield (1800)
- 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)
the baronetcy then passed to the 2nd Earl Peel (below), who became 7th Baronet
Viscounts Peel (1895)
- Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel (1829-1912)
- William Wellesley Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel (1867-1937) (became Earl Peel in 1929)
Earls Peel (1929)
- William Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel (1867-1937)
- Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel (1901-1969)
- William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel (b. 1947)
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/)