Colonel Stewart Blacker. In 1929, Ashton died, and Peel succeeded him as chairman of James Williamson and Company. He was a director of Barclays Bank and of the Great Northern Railway. Death Lord Peel died at 70 in his home in East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire, in 1937 after a long illness. He was succeeded in his titles by his son, Arthur. References External links Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl People educated at Harrow School Military personnel from London British Army personnel of World War I Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Peel, William Peel, 1st Earl Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl Peel, William Wellesley, 1st Earl Wellesley, William Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs who were granted peerages UK MPs who inherited peerages Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire William People of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Bedfordshire Yeomanry officers Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Taunton Secretaries of State for Transport (UK) People from East Meon Peers created by George V Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster Viscounts Peel