Who was Robert Peel?
Statesman, Prime Minister and founder of British Police Force. Date and Place of Birth: 5th February 1788, Bury, Lancashire, England. Family Background: Son of Sir Robert Peel from whom he inherited a great fortune and Ellen Yates. Education: Harrow School. Christ Church College, Oxford. Chronology/Biography of Robert Peel: Marriage: To Julia Floyd. Places of Interest: LONDON: Metropolitan Police Museum, Room 1334, New Scotland Yard, SW1H 0BG. Date and Place of Death: 2nd July 1850, London. Age at Death: 62. Site of Grave: St. Peter’s Church, Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England.