Robert Peel ( 1788 - 1850 )

Birth: Chamber Hall, near Bury, Lancashire, England (05 February 1788) Death: His house in Whitehall Gardens, London (02 July 1850) Burial: Drayton-Bassett, Staffordshire Education: Harrow School; Christ Church, Oxford Career: MP for Cashel (1809); Secretary for Ireland (1812-1818); Home Secretary (1822); established the Metropolitan Police by his Police Act (1829); MP for Tamworth (1833-1850); Prime Minister (1834-1835 and 1841-1846); reorganised the Bank of England; repealed the Corn Laws; resigned from office (1846); died from injuries received when thrown from his horse on Constitution Hill, London Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/12/1822.