William Yates Peel

William Yates Peel (3 August 1789 – 1 June 1858) was a British politician associated with the Tory party. He was born in 1789 to Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, and his first wife Ellen (née Yates). He was the second son in his family, with his elder brother being Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, who later served as Prime Minister, and his younger brother Jonathan Peel.

Peel received his education at Harrow School and subsequently attended St John's College, Cambridge. His parliamentary career included representing multiple constituencies over the years. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bossiney from 1817 to 1818; for Tamworth from 1818 to 1830, and again from 1835 to 1837; for Yarmouth from 1830 to 1831; and for Cambridge University from 1831 to 1832.

In his government service, Peel held positions under the Duke of Wellington, including Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1828 to 1830. He also served as a Lord of the Treasury in 1830 and again from 1834 to 1835, during the administration of his brother Sir Robert Peel. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1834.

On 8 July 1819, Peel married Lady Jane Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell, and Margaret King, at St Marylebone Parish Church in London. The couple had a total of sixteen children—six sons and ten daughters—of whom all except two sons survived childhood. Their children included Robert Moore Peel (1820–1878), William Yates Peel (1822–1879), and Frederick Peel (1833–1915), among others.

Peel’s wife died in Warwickshire in 1847. He survived her by eleven years and passed away at Baginton Hall, Warwickshire, in June 1858, at the age of 68.