Peel, Sir Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PEEL, SIR ROBERT 1788 1850, British statesman. The son...manufacturer, whose baronetcy he inherited in 1830, Peel entered Parliament as a Tory in 1809. He...standard. As home secretary (1822 27, 1828 30) Peel succeeded in reforming the criminal laws...