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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835).
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Leader of the House of Commons: Sir Robert Peel: 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846 [a] Chancellor of the Exchequer: Henry Goulburn: 4 September 1841 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury: Sir Thomas Fremantle: 8 September 1841 John Young: 21 May 1844 Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Sir George Clerk ...
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet (25 April 1750 – 3 May 1830), was a British politician and industrialist and one of the early textile manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. He was one of the ten known British millionaires in 1799. He was the father of Sir Robert Peel, twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington. Peel was also Chancellor of the Exchequer while the Duke of Wellington served as Foreign Secretary . A young William Ewart Gladstone held office as a Junior Lord of the Treasury , his first governmental post in a ministerial career that would span for ...
The Peelites were a breakaway political faction of the British Conservative Party from 1846 to 1859. Initially led by Robert Peel, the former Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader in 1846, the Peelites supported free trade whilst the bulk of the Conservative Party remained protectionist.
Sir Robert Peel: 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846 Lord John Russell: 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852 29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866 Edward Smith-Stanley The Earl of Derby: 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 20 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 28 June 1866 – 25 February 1868 George Hamilton-Gordon The Earl of Aberdeen: 19 December 1852 ...
Robert Peel, often called the "model prime minister", [63] was the first to recognise this new role. After the successful Conservative campaign of 1841, J. W. Croker said in a letter to Peel, "The elections are wonderful, and the curiosity is that all turns on the name of Sir Robert Peel.
Prime Minister: Duke of Wellington: Home Secretary: Sir Robert Peel: Total no. of members: 92 appointments: Member party: ... Robert Peel: January 1828 – November 1830