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Why are police called bobbies and peelers in victorian times?

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Why are police called bobbies and peelers in victorian times?

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Robert Peel became the Tory Home Secretary in 1822. He established the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 set up an organized police force. They became known as ‘Peelers’ and ‘Bobbies’ after their founder.

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