John Peel (priest)

John Peel (22 August 1798 – 20 February 1875) was Dean of Worcester from 1845[1] until his death.[2]

The eighth child and fourth son of Sir Robert Peel Bt MP (and the younger brother of Sir Robert Peel Bt MP, the Prime Minister), he was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[3][4] He held the living at Stone, Worcestershire, from 1828;[5] and in the same year was appointed a Prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral.[6]

  1. ^ The Examiner (London, England), Saturday, 6 December 1845; issue 1975.
  2. ^ 'THE LATE VERY REVEREND DR. PEEL', Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Saturday, 27 February 1875; p. 5; issue 9463.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Peel, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ 'Oxford', The Standard (London, England), Friday, 8 February 1828; issue 227.
  5. ^ 'PREFERMENT', Berrow's Worcester Journal, (Worcester, England), Thursday, 6 March 1828; issue 6531.
  6. ^ 'PREFERRED', Berrow's Worcester Journal, (Worcester, England), Thursday, 27 November 1828; issue 6569.