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The son of Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel and grandson of Sir Robert Peel, he inherited his father's Viscountcy in 1912, before being raised to the Earldom in 1929.
| Preceded by: The Earl of Crawford | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1921–1922 | Followed by: Sir William Sutherland |
| Preceded by: Edwin Samuel Montagu | Secretary of State for India 1922–1924 | Followed by: The Lord Olivier |
| Preceded by: Frederick William Jowet | First Commissioner of Works 1924–1928 | Followed by: The Marquess of LondonderryCharles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry ( 1878- 1949) had careers in both Irish and British politics. First son of the 6th Marquess of Londonderry, he was pressured by his parents to stand for election to the House of Commo |
| Preceded by: The Earl of BirkenheadFrederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead commonly known as F. Smith ( July 12, 1872 September 30, 1930) was a British Conservative statesman and lawyer of the early Twentieth Century. He was a skilled orator, noted for his staunch opposition to Irish | Secretary of State for India 1928–1929 | Followed by: William Wedgwood BennWilliam Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate ( 1877 1960) was a British Liberal MP who later joined the Labour Party and served as Secretary of State for India in Ramsay MacDonald's second administration. In 1940 he was created Viscount Stansgate and in |
| Preceded by: Thomas JohnstonThomas Johnston ( 1882- 5 September 1965) was a prominent Scottish-born socialist and politician of the early 20th century, a member of the Labour Party, an MP and government minister usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs. Red Clydeside | Lord Privy Seal 1931 | Followed by: The Lord SnowdenPhilip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden ( July 18, 1864 May 15, 1937) was a British politician, and the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. Snowden was born in Cowling in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His father had been a weaver and a Chartist, and Sn |
| Preceded by: New Creation | Earl PeelThe 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 V | Followed by: Arthur William Ashton Peel |
| Preceded by: Arthur Wellesley Peel | Viscount Peel |
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