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Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel

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The Earl Peel
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
8 September 1937 – 22 September 1969
Preceded byThe 1st Earl Peel
Succeeded byThe 3rd Earl Peel
Personal details
Born29 May 1901
Died22 September 1969(1969-09-22) (aged 68)
Spouse
Kathleen McGrath
(m. 1946)
ChildrenWilliam, Robert
Parent
Other titles
  • 3rd Viscount Peel
  • 7th Baronet (of Drayton Manor and Bury)

Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel (29 May 1901 – 22 September 1969), styled Viscount Clanfield from 1929 to 1937, was a British peer.

Peel was the son of William Peel, 1st Earl Peel, by the Honourable Eleanor "Ella" Williamson, daughter of James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton. He was a great-grandson of Prime Minister Robert Peel. He became known by the courtesy title Viscount Clanfield when his father was elevated to an earldom in 1929. In 1937 he succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father.[1] He succeeded to the family baronetcy in 1942 on the death of the 6th baronet, his second cousin once removed. In 1948 he was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, a post he held until 1951.[2]

Lord Peel married Kathleen McGrath, daughter of Michael McGrath, on 11 March 1946. They had two sons. He died in September 1969, aged 68, and was succeeded by his eldest son, William.[1]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
1948–1951
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl Peel
1937–1969
Member of the House of Lords
(1937–1969)
Succeeded by
Viscount Peel
1937–1969
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Robert Peel
Baronet
of Drayton Manor and Bury
1942–1969
Succeeded by