Major Arthur George Villiers Peel (27 February 1869 – 25 April 1956) was a British Member of Parliament and writer on politics and economics.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Royce | 8,788 | 39.8 | N/A | |
C | Unionist | Ernest Belcher | 7,718 | 35.0 | N/A |
Liberal | George Peel | 5,557 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,070 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,063 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 40,004 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Peel died aged 88 on 25 April 1956. [4]
He authored or edited many publications, normally under the name George Peel, or abbreviated "G.P." or "G.V.P.": [5]
He contributed several biographies to the Dictionary of National Biography, including those for:
Major Arthur George Villiers Peel (27 February 1869 – 25 April 1956) was a British Member of Parliament and writer on politics and economics.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Royce | 8,788 | 39.8 | N/A | |
C | Unionist | Ernest Belcher | 7,718 | 35.0 | N/A |
Liberal | George Peel | 5,557 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,070 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,063 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 40,004 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Peel died aged 88 on 25 April 1956. [4]
He authored or edited many publications, normally under the name George Peel, or abbreviated "G.P." or "G.V.P.": [5]
He contributed several biographies to the Dictionary of National Biography, including those for: