Peel, Robert

has biography | a une biographie: British Prime Minister (1834-1835; 1841-1846), Conservative statesman, and the father of modern British policing.

His father, Robert Peel, 1st Baronet (1750-1830), was a wealthy politician, industrialist, and textile manufacturer. The Peel family wealth came from cotton-spinning, the raw material of which would have been grown by enslaved people in the Americas. Peel senior was an opponent of the abolition of the slave-trade and was one of a number of Manchester manufacturers and merchants who signed a petition against abolition in 1806.
was born | est né: 5 February 1788
died in | est mort par: 2 July 1850
has nationality | a la nationalité: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
has type | est de type: depicted

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia; The National Gallery; Art UK; National Portrait Gallery

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Statue of Robert Peel, Barnet
Statue of Robert Peel, Birmingham
Statue of Robert Peel, Bradford
Statue of Robert Peel, Bury
Statue of Robert Peel, Glasgow
Statue of Robert Peel, Leeds
Statue of Robert Peel, Manchester
Statue of Robert Peel, Parliament Square
Statue of Robert Peel, Preston
Statue of Robert Peel, Tamworth