Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 175 portraits
Statesman; leader of the Tory Party; Prime Minister, 1834-5, 1839, and 1841-6, his last administration one of the greatest of the period; resigned after splitting his party with his decision to repeal the Corn Laws; the dominant political figure of the 1840s.
Category
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Groups
British Prime Ministers
Peelites
Regency Tories
Place
London
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