Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel NPG x12701

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company

The youngest son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, he was named after his godfather, the Duke of Wellington. Entering Parliament as an MP in 1865, he held a number of offices before being elected Speaker in 1884. Peel was considered a formidable speaker. He took office at a time of significant animosity between the two main parties and managed to maintain the dignity of the house despite these difficulties. This animosity flared up in 1893 when, during the committee stage of the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.