Arthur Peel (diplomat)
Sir Arthur Robert Peel was a British diplomat who was envoy to Thailand, Brazil and Bulgaria.Career
Arthur Robert Peel was educated at Eton College and entered the Diplomatic Service as an attaché in 1886. He served in St Petersburg, Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, The Hague, Lisbon and Montevideo, and was consul-general for the island of Crete, before being appointed Minister to Thailand 1909–15, to Brazil 1915–18 and to Bulgaria 1920–21.
Peel was awarded a knighthood in 1917.Personal life
On 17 September 1921, at St Cuthbert's, Earls Court, London, Peel married Grace Landsberg, eldest daughter of Alberto Landsberg, a Brazilian banker of German Jewish ancestry.Offices held
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