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By: Nefelie

SIR ROBERT PEEL. By: Nefelie . Achievements. Sir Robert Peel was one of the greatest Prime Ministers of the nineteenth century. He was Prime Minister twice, from 1834-5 and from 1841-6.

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  1. SIR ROBERT PEEL By: Nefelie

  2. Achievements Sir Robert Peel was one of the greatest Prime Ministers of the nineteenth century. He was Prime Minister twice, from 1834-5 and from 1841-6. As Home Secretary, he created the modern police force, unarmed and in blue so as to be as unlike the army as possible.

  3. Achievements • He established well-known laws in Britain. In 1841, Peel introduced the MinesAct of 1842, whichforbade the employment of women and children underground. The FactoryAct of 1844 limited working hours for children and women in factories.

  4. Early Life • Sir Robert Peel was born in Bury, Lancashire, on 5 February, 1788. • He was educated first at Hipperholme Grammar School, then at Harrow School and finally Christ Church, Oxford, where he took a double first in classics and mathematics.

  5. Early Life • He first became famous for developing the Tamworth Pig by breeding Irish stock with some local Tamworth pigs. • Peel enteredparliamentas a Tory in 1809. Hisearlypolitical career includedappointmentsasunder-secretary for war and colonies (1809) and chiefsecretary for Ireland (1812).

  6. His father was one of the richest textile manufacturers of the early Industrial Revolution. Peel married and had five sons and two daughters. Four of his sons gained distinction in their own right. His eldest son, Sir Robert, was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1861 to 1865. His second son, Sir Frederick, was a politician and railway commissioner. His third son, Sir William, was a naval commander & recipient of the Victoria Cross. His fifth son, Arthur W., was Speaker of the House of Commons. Family

  7. Peel & The Police As Chief Secretary in Dublin in 1813, he proposed the setting up of a specialist police force, later called "Peelers". In 1814 the Royal Irish Constabulary was founded under Peel. In 1822, hebecame home secretary, and introduced criminal law and prisonreformaswellascreating the Metropolitan Police - the terms 'bobbies' (Bobbie is a nickname for Robert) and 'peelers' both come fromhisname.

  8. Peel & The Beatles • Peel is one of the famous people who appears on the cover of The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album!

  9. The End!!!

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