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and mathematics from Christ Church, Oxford. He entered the House of Commons in 1809 and became a rising star in the Tory Party. Peel entered the Cabinet as Home Secretary (1822-1827), where he reformed and liberalised the criminal law and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as "" and "peelers".

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