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Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, FRS was born in Bury on the 5 February 1788. He was a law student at Lincoln's Inn in 1809 before entering Parliament. He was also Prime Minister, in 1834-35 and again in 1841-46. Peel was thrown from his horse while riding on Constitution Hill in London on 29 June 1850. The horse stumbled on top of him, and he died three days later on 2 July at the age of 62.
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