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About William Peacock
Peacock & Son was a tanning and wool-brokering business in the early days of South Australia. Three members of the family were notable public figures: William Peacock was a successful businessman and one of the colony's first parliamentarians. His eldest son Joseph Peacock carried on the family business and was a member of parliament. His youngest son Caleb Peacock was a member of parliament and Mayor of Adelaide from 1875 to 1877, the first such born in the Colony.
Everything about William Peacock →- Occupation
- tanner, politician, fellmonger, investor
- Position held
- Member of the South Australian Legislative Council, Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia
- Born
- 1791
- Died
- January 20, 1874