Thomas Peel
Thomas Peel | |
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No photograph or portrait of Thomas Peel is known to exist. This is a contemporary caricature. | |
| Born | 1793 Lancashire, England |
| Died | (aged 72) Mandurah, Western Australia |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Occupation | Settler |
| Relatives | Sir Robert Peel (second cousin) |
Thomas Peel (1793 – 22 December 1865) organised and led a consortium of the first British settlers to Western Australia. He was a leader of the colonial militia that participated in Pinjarra massacre in 1834, which saw 70-80 of the Aboriginal Binjareb people killed. He was a second cousin of two-times British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.