s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁earliest ▁document ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁club ▁archive ▁( ex isting ▁only ▁in ▁phot oc op ied ▁form ) ▁dated ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁address ▁" P ump ▁Room ", ▁Sign or ▁Asp a , ▁Rev . ▁A . P . ▁D odd , ▁W . ▁Hann ay ▁E sq . ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Hay nes ▁are ▁named ▁as ▁vice - pres idents ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁president ▁as ▁Right ▁Hon . ▁Arthur ▁W elles ley ▁Pe el . ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁comes ▁from ▁an ▁article ▁( re print ed ▁from ▁the ▁Here ford ▁Times ) ▁on ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁ch ess ▁in ▁the ▁smoke - room ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁British ▁Ch ess ▁Magazine . ▁" The ▁Spe aker , ▁we ▁pres ume , ▁is ▁a ▁ch ess player , ▁since ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Le am ington ▁Ch ess ▁Club ." ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁when ▁A ▁W ▁Pe el ▁( you ng est ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Pe el ) ▁became ▁club ▁president ▁but ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁MP s ▁representing ▁rural ▁War wick shire ▁and , ▁having ▁been ▁elected ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁following ▁franch ise ▁reform , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁single - member