Sir Robert Peel
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Who was He? Statesman, Prime Minister and founder of British Police Force.

Date and Place of Birth: 5th February 1788, Bury, Lancashire, England.

Family Background: Son of Sir Robert Peel from whom he inherited a great fortune and Ellen Yates.

Education: Harrow School. Christ Church College, Oxford.

Chronology:

Marriage: To Julia Floyd.

Places of Interest:

LONDON:

Metropolitan Police Museum, Room 1334, New Scotland Yard, SW1H 0BG.

Date and Place of Death: 2nd July 1850, London.

Age at Death: 62.

Site of Grave: St. Peter's Church, Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England