Fred Peacock
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name =Fred Peacock
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| birth_date ={{birth date|1916|11|23}}
| birth_place =Calgary, Alberta
| death_date ={{Death date and age|2010|2|15|1916|11|23}}
| death_place=Calgary, Alberta
| residence =
| office = MLA for Calgary Currie
| term_start = 1971
| term_end = 1979
| predecessor = none
| successor =Dennis Anderson
| party = Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
| occupation =
}}
Frederick Halliday Peacock (November 23, 1916 – February 15, 2010) was a businessman and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 1979.
Political career
Peacock was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He defeated long time Social Credit incumbent Frederick Colborne, to win the new electoral district of Calgary Currie for the Progressive Conservatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1971&Constit=Calgary-Currie|title=Calgary Currie Official Results 1971|publisher=Alberta Heritage|accessdate=2008-03-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162419/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1971&Constit=Calgary-Currie|archivedate=2011-06-12|df=}} Peacock was re-elected with a landslide majority in the 1975 Alberta general election defeating three other candidates.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1975&Constit=Calgary-Currie|title=Calgary Currie Official Results 1975|publisher=Alberta Heritage|accessdate=2008-03-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162434/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1975&Constit=Calgary-Currie|archivedate=2011-06-12|df=}}
During his time in office he served as Minister of Development and Trade.
Later life
Peacock is a current member of the Rotary Club of Calgary South. He is also a current member of the board of directors for the University of Calgary's The Van Horne Institute. He is also President of Peacock Holdings Limited {{cite web|url=http://www.vanhorne.info/node/42|title=Van Horne Institute Board|publisher=University of Calgary|accessdate=2008-03-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231061129/http://www.vanhorne.info/node/42|archivedate=2007-12-31|df=}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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before=New District|
title=MLA Calgary Currie|
years=1971–1979|
after=Dennis Anderson}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Calgary
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Alberta
Category:Politicians from Calgary
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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