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Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

(1829-1912), Speaker of the House of Commons; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Sitter in 24 portraits
The youngest son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, he was named after his godfather, the Duke of Wellington. Entering Parliament as an MP in 1865, he held a number of offices before being elected Speaker in 1884. Peel was considered a formidable speaker. He took office at a time of significant animosity between the two main parties and managed to maintain the dignity of the house despite these difficulties. This animosity flared up in 1893 when, during the committee stage of the second Home Rule Bill, a serious fight broke out on the floor of the House. Peel was summoned and, like 'a parent, wise as well as fond', at once restored order.

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Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 4733

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1887
NPG 4733

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2851

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s?
NPG 2851

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2852

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s?
NPG 2852

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by Thomas James Harrison, for  London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x46638

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by Thomas James Harrison, for London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1884
NPG x46638

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x12701

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, early 1900s (1888?)
NPG x12701

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by York & Son, after  Unknown photographer - NPG x3670

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s
NPG x3670

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by W. & D. Downey, published by  Cassell & Company, Ltd - NPG Ax15990

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
NPG Ax15990

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x128022

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1894
NPG x128022

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son - NPG D46147

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
lithograph, published in The Country Gentleman, Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal 23 May 1885
NPG D46147

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG D41977

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel

after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
NPG D41977

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