John Peel (Leicester MP)

Sir John Peel
Member of Parliament
for Leicester South East
In office
28 November 1957 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byCharles Waterhouse
Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
In office
1949–1952
Preceded byHenry Evans Maude
Succeeded byMichael Bernacchi
15th British Resident in Brunei
In office
1946–1948
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byErnest Edgar Pengilly
Succeeded byL. H. N. Davis
Personal details
Born
William John Peel

(1912-06-16)16 June 1912
Died8 May 2004(2004-05-08) (aged 91)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Rosemary Mia Minka Redhead
(m. 1936)
ParentWilliam Peel (father)
EducationWellington College, Berkshire
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
AwardsKnight Bachelor (1973)

Sir William John Peel DSNB DLJ (16 June 1912 – 8 May 2004) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Leicester South East from 1957 to 1974. He also became an honorary member of the Brunei aristocracy, near the conclusion of his life.[1]

  1. ^ "Sir John Peel". 20 December 2023. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 December 2023.