Robert Francis Peel CMG (30 April 1874 – 10 August 1924) was an English soldier, Conservative politician and Governor of Saint Helena from 1920 until his death in 1924.

[1] After retiring from the regular army in 1909, he was commissioned Major in the part-time 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment,[4] becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in March 1913.

[5] He continued to serve during the First World War, gaining the rank of brevet Colonel.

[1] After failing to get elected for Mid Northamptonshire in the 1906 general election,[6] Peel served as Member of Parliament for Woodbridge, Suffolk from January 1910.

[1] In July 1920, he resigned his seat to become Governor and Commander-in-Chief of St Helena.