The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-29
He Il Very Rich Through Mar.
rage to Only Child of
"Linoleum King"

NY LA NAIa0UISE DE FONTENOY.
hE new EiscvunI Peel, VINO has
lust succeeded to the peerdge
winch ais late father received
seventeen years ago as re-
ward for his pfoIracted term OF SER
vice as speaker OF the House Of Com
mons. In. like MIN. Tn onIst. and ms
elevation 60 the House OF Lords Will
necessitate q by-eiection tor the town
Of Taunton. which he has represented
since 1903 in the lower chamber. tie
is q member OF the bar, as veal as the
Royal Commission for the port OF Lon
0On; served asA . war correspondent Tor
one OF the Dag London daily news
papers In the previous conflict be-
lween Greece and Turkey. AZ well as
IN several Of the Souaan campaigns;
and 10 not only tall. Sood-looklu4 and
clever. but also very rich through his
marriage to the only CHILD anu so as
Ashton, popularity known as The II.
poleum King" being the largest manu-
factursr in the world Of that useful
commodity.
She had an opportunity OF becoming
Lady Peel some fourteen years back .
present husbands cousin. Sir Robert
PEEL author OF that remarkable pi.
osraphy entitled "A BIT OF FOOL
But on the eve OF the day appointed
Tor the wedding the bride received .
mysterious package Of letters from q
woman formerly well known In So
ciety and now ON the stage, which
had the effect of causing the MARRIAGE
to be Immediately broken OF and the
Ashton.
Some months Afterwards Miss Ash
ton married her ex-hance's hrst cousin,
William Peel. and was thus able TO use
the trousseau which she had ordereo
for her former INTENDED marriage.
h o,,t h vSv. tn ~ n MA tho 0DQ0fOt0.
cred monoErams
Lord Ashton 10 stated to allow his
daughter and son.in-law an income Of
$4,000 year, and Just ~ presens
they are tenants on q long lease OF
they have rented from the Earl Of
Essex. whose American wife IL now
visiting her relatives In New York
for the first time In many years.
The new viscount Peel has 2 son:
next heir to his title, and among his
brothers are George, Maurice ana Sid
neg Peel. the latter frequent visitor
to the United States. Lord Peel is,
great Sir Robert Peel who won for
himself so great q place in history as
Premier during the early years OF the
reign Of Queen Victoria. being respon.
sihle for much Liberal legislation:
Neither Lord Peel. nor yet the pres
emit Sir Robert Peel. 2 head OF the
family. The chief 10 William CROUCH
ton Peel, of .'eele Fold. In the County
OF Lancaster. The Peels became con.
some three centuries ago: and the hrst
Sir Robert Peel. who received his
baronetcy in 1900. and who was the
father Of the great statesman. was tne
third son Of the then chief OK tne
Peels. Of Peele Fold
The record Of the present Sir ROD
ert Peel Is too familiar In this coun.
try to call for more than passing rel rel
erence; and It need merely De salo
that the new viscountess Peel was py
No means the only woman by whom ne
was fitted. owing to the unsavory
nature OF his character. and to the
repeated bankruptcies ana many grave
sca ndals in which he has from time
| fo time BECOME involved. Among 9TH
ers who broke or their sngagementa
| to him were Miss Sanford. OF Br1dSe-
mort. Conn. granddaughter OF aenfy