Caleb Peacock

{{Short description|Politician in South Australia (1841–1896)}}

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File:CalebPeacock-1878-B8767.jpg c. 1875–1877]]

Caleb Peacock (13 April 1841 – 17 February 1896) was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution, one of J. L. Young's two first students.

He was for some time manager of Peacock and Son.{{cite news |date=31 January 1874 |title=Obituary |page=7 |newspaper=South Australian Register |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39820694 |accessdate=8 December 2022 |via=Trove}}

He was associated with Beeby and Dunstan, millers and was an agent in Blanchetown.

• He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1871.{{cite news |date=26 May 1871 |title=The New Commission of the Peace |page=5 |newspaper=South Australian Register |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39242400 |accessdate=8 December 2022 |via=Trove}}
• He was a trustee of the Savings Bank of South Australia.[http://dspace.flinders.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2328/2800/1/221875.pdf No. 22 The Savings Bank Act – 1875], "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Savings Bank of South Australia". Assented to, 15 October 1875. p.101
• and a director of the National Bank of Australasia, from 1873 to 1893 (when the bank was liquidated),{{cite news |date=23 May 1893 |title=Banking |page=3 |newspaper=South Australian Register |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48527799 |accessdate=8 December 2022 |via=Trove}} much of this time as chairman.
• He was a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce (including stints as chairman and vice-chairman).
• He was Mayor of Adelaide 1875–1877.
• He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of North Adelaide in 1878 in a by-election forced by the resignation of Neville Blyth,{{cite news |date=30 May 1879 |title=Proceedings in Parliament |page=4 |newspaper=South Australian Register |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42971831 |accessdate=8 December 2022 |via=Trove}} and retired with the dissolution of 1881.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=3873|name=Caleb Peacock|former=yes|access-date=8 December 2022}}{{cite news |date=22 February 1896 |title=Death of Mr. Caleb Peacock |page=16 |newspaper=Adelaide Observer |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161835742 |accessdate=8 December 2022 |via=Trove}}

He died at his home "Keston" on Barton Terrace, North Adelaide, from heat apoplexy (heat stroke), on 17 February 1896.[http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/peacock-caleb-801 Peacock, Caleb (1841–1896)], Obituaries Australia, oa.anu.edu.au
Original: [http://oa.anu.edu.au/uploads/obituaries/801/peacock_caleb.pdf], The Australasion Pastoralists' Review, 16 March 1896, p.51