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'''Sir Arthur Peel''' [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]
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(15 August 1861 – 7 October 1952) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Thailand, Brazil and Bulgaria.
[[File:St Cuthbert's Earls Court 09.JPG|thumb|[[St Cuthbert's, Earls Court]], where Peel married in 1921]]
'''Sir Arthur Robert Peel''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG}} (15 August 1861 – 7 October 1952) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Thailand, Brazil and Bulgaria.


==Career==
==Career==
Arthur Robert Peel (grandson of [[William Yates Peel]]) was educated at [[Eton College]] and entered the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|Diplomatic Service]] as an [[attaché]] in 1886. He served in [[St Petersburg]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[The Hague]], [[Lisbon]], [[Montevideo]] and [[Crete]] before being appointed [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] to [[Thailand]] 1909–15, [[Brazil]] 1915–18 and (after a year in London) to [[Bulgaria]] 1920–21.
Arthur Robert Peel (grandson of [[William Yates Peel]]) was educated at [[Eton College]] and entered the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|Diplomatic Service]] as an [[attaché]] in 1886. He served in [[St Petersburg]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Buenos Aires]], [[The Hague]], [[Lisbon]] and [[Montevideo]], and was [[consul-general]] for the island of [[Crete]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27927 |date=30 November 1906 |page=8444}}</ref> before being appointed [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] to [[Thailand]] (then called Siam) 1909–15,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28308 |date=16 November 1909 |page=8458}}</ref> to [[Brazil]] 1915–18<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29116 |date=30 March 1915 |page=3106}}</ref> and (after a year in London) to [[Bulgaria]] 1920–21.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32057 |date=21 September 1920 |page=9365}}</ref>

Peel was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=29938 |date=9 February 1917 |page=1459}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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On 17 September 1921, at St Cuthbert's Church, Philbeach Gardens, London, England, Peel married Grace Landsberg, eldest daughter of Alberto Landsberg, a Brazilian banker of German Jewish ancestry.
On 17 September 1921, at [[St Cuthbert's, Earls Court]], London, Peel married Grace Landsberg, eldest daughter of Alberto Landsberg, a Brazilian banker of German Jewish ancestry.


== References ==
==Offices held==
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*[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U241688 PEEL, Sir Arthur], Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 5 Sept 2012
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*Obituary – Sir Arthur Peel, ''The Times'', London, 9 October 1952, page 8
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==Links==
*[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U241688 PEEL, Sir Arthur], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
*Obituary – Sir Arthur Peel, ''The Times'', London, 9 October 1952, page 8

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St Cuthbert's, Earls Court, where Peel married in 1921

Sir Arthur Robert Peel KCMG (15 August 1861 – 7 October 1952) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Thailand, Brazil and Bulgaria.

Career

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Arthur Robert Peel (grandson of William Yates Peel) was educated at Eton College and entered the Diplomatic Service as an attaché in 1886. He served in St Petersburg, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, The Hague, Lisbon and Montevideo, and was consul-general for the island of Crete,[1] before being appointed Minister to Thailand (then called Siam) 1909–15,[2] to Brazil 1915–18[3] and (after a year in London) to Bulgaria 1920–21.[4]

Peel was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 1917.[5]

Personal life

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On 17 September 1921, at St Cuthbert's, Earls Court, London, Peel married Grace Landsberg, eldest daughter of Alberto Landsberg, a Brazilian banker of German Jewish ancestry.

Offices held

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Majesty the King of Siam
1909–1915
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William Haggard
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of Brazil
1915–1918
Succeeded by
Preceded by
No ambassador due to First World War
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians
1920–1921
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "No. 27927". The London Gazette. 30 November 1906. p. 8444.
  2. ^ "No. 28308". The London Gazette. 16 November 1909. p. 8458.
  3. ^ "No. 29116". The London Gazette. 30 March 1915. p. 3106.
  4. ^ "No. 32057". The London Gazette. 21 September 1920. p. 9365.
  5. ^ "No. 29938". The London Gazette. 9 February 1917. p. 1459.
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  • PEEL, Sir Arthur, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  • Obituary – Sir Arthur Peel, The Times, London, 9 October 1952, page 8