Jonathan Peel (1799-1879) was first a soldier and then a Member of Parliament during the long period between 1826 and 1868, first representing Norwich and then Huntingdon . From 1841 to 1846 he was Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, and in 1858-1859 and again in 1866-1867 he was a very competent and successful Secretary of State for War. General Peel was also an owner of racehorses, and in 1844 his horse Orlando won the Derby, after another horse, Running Rein, had been disqualified. He was a younger brother of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.
