George Peel Explained
George Peel should not be confused with George Peele.
Major Arthur George Villiers Peel (27 February 1869 - 25 April 1956) was a British Member of Parliament and writer on politics and economics.
Career
George Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a senior British Liberal politician, and Adelaide Dugdale.
On 6 October 1906 at the age of 38 Peel married Lady Agnes Lygon. He entered New College, Oxford University in 1886, and wrote extensively on politics and economics.[1]
Peel was returned as MP for Spalding in the by-election of 1917, sitting until the constituency was abolished in 1918, and was Clerk to the Treasury.
Peel died aged 88 on 25 April 1956.[2]
Bibliography
He authored or edited many publications, normally under the name George Peel, or abbreviated "G.P." or "G.V.P.":[3]
- Sir Robert Peel, from his private papers, Edited for his trustees by C S Parker ; With a chapter on his life and character by his grandson, the Hon George Peel, John Murray, 1899
- The Enemies of England, Edward Arnold, 1902
- The Friends of England, Murray, 1905
- The Future of England, Macmillan & Co., 1911
- The Tariff Reformers, Methuen & Co., 1913
- The Reign of Sir Edward Carson, P. S. King & Son, 1914
- The Private letters of Sir Robert Peel, Edited by George Peel, John Murray, 1920
- The Economic Impact of America, Macmillan & Co., 1928
- The Economic Policy of France, Macmillan & Co., 1937
- The Work of Sir Robert Peel and its lessons for to-day, Cobden-Sanderson, 1938
- The War: the root and the remedy, England, 1941
- The Fiscal Policy of Europe, London, 1946
- Imperial Preference, 1894-1945, London, 1945
- How Free Trade Will Come Free Trade Union Pamphlets, London, 1947
He contributed several biographies to the Dictionary of National Biography, including those for:
- Peel, Robert (1750–1830)
- Peel, Robert (1788–1850)
- Campbell, George Douglas
Notes and References
- [s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Peel, Arthur George Villiers|Alumni Oxonienses]
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/index2012.htm Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, PC
- http://explore.bl.uk British Library catalogue
