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Robert Peel

1788 - 1850

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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). He previously was Home Secretary twice (1822–1827, 1828–1830). He is regarded as the father of modern British policing, owing to his founding of the Metropolitan Police while he was Home Secretary. Peel was one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Peel is the 4,138th most popular politician (down from 3,792nd in 2019), the 978th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 790th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Politician.

Robert Peel is most famous for being the founder of the Metropolitan Police in London.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Peel ranks 4,138 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Yōmei, Yelü Dashi, Queen Munjeong, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Gitanas Nausėda, and Sancho III of Castile. After him are Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Emperor Yuan of Han, Rudolf Slánský, Venustiano Carranza, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, and Afonso I of Kongo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Robert Peel ranks 15. Before him are Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Étienne Cabet, Antoine César Becquerel, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. After him are Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Johan Christian Dahl, Leopold Gmelin, Mikhail Lazarev, Rama III, and Felice Romani. Among people deceased in 1850, Robert Peel ranks 15. Before him are Marie Tussaud, Louise of Orléans, Frédéric Bastiat, Lin Zexu, José Gervasio Artigas, and Johann Heinrich von Thünen. After him are Nikolaus Lenau, Adam Oehlenschläger, Wilhelm Beer, Józef Bem, Germain Henri Hess, and Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Peel ranks 978 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Stone (1913), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), David James (1970), Pat Hitchcock (1928), and Major Ritchie (1870). After him are Brian Eno (1948), Natasha Richardson (1963), Charles Spurgeon (1834), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868), John A. Hobson (1858), and Rachel Weisz (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Peel ranks 188. Before him are Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902), William Wilberforce (1759), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), William Penn (1645), H. H. Asquith (1852), and Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156). After him are Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), William Bradford (1590), Julia Gillard (1961), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), and Beorhtric of Wessex (800).

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