Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel

The Right Honourable The Earl Peel
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office 8 September 1937 – 22 September 1969
Preceded by	The 1st Earl Peel
Succeeded by	The 3rd Earl Peel
Personal details
Born	29 May 1901
Died	22 September 1969(1969-09-22) (aged 68)
Spouse	Kathleen McGrath ​ (m. 1946)​
Children	William, Robert
Parent	William Peel, 1st Earl Peel (father)
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]

References

1. "thepeerage.com Arthur William Ashton Peel, 2nd Earl Peel". Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
2. leighrayment.com Peerage: Paget de Beaudesert to Perceval^[usurped]

Honorary titles
Preceded by The 17th Earl of Derby	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire 1948–1951	Succeeded by The 18th Earl of Derby
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Peel	Earl Peel 1937–1969 Member of the House of Lords (1937–1969)	Succeeded by William Peel
	Viscount Peel 1937–1969
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Robert Peel	Baronet of Drayton Manor and Bury 1942–1969	Succeeded by William Peel