'Sir Robert Peel Bart.', c1820, (c1884). Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850) British industrialist and Conservative, educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Founded the Metropolitan Police Service, served twice as Prime Minister and Home Secretary during the reign of Queen Victoria. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. I.", by Alexander Charles Ewald, F.S.A. [William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin]
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