William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel
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William Robert Wellesley Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, was a British Conservative politician and peer best known for leading the 1936–37 royal commission on the future of Palestine that recommended its partition.
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| William Robert Wellesley Peel | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British peer
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child | Arthur William Ashton Peel, 3rd Earl Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-09-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Harrow School ⓘ |
| familyName | Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Robert
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Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ William ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chairing the 1936–37 Royal Commission on Palestine
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recommending partition of Palestine ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 2nd Earl Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1937 report recommending partition of Mandatory Palestine
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Peel Commission report on the future of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm |
Member of Parliament for Manchester South
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Member of Parliament for Taunton ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Chair of the Peel Commission
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ First Commissioner of Works NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the House of Lords ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| royalCommission | Palestine Royal Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Honourable Eleanor Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInheritedFrom | Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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William Robert Wellesley Peel