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.^[1]

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

He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1871.^[2]
He was a trustee of the Savings Bank of South Australia.^[3]
and a director of the National Bank of Australasia, from 1873 to 1893 (when the bank was liquidated),^[4] 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,^[5] and retired with the dissolution of 1881.^[6]^[7]

He died at his home "Keston" on Barton Terrace, North Adelaide, from heat apoplexy (heat stroke), on 17 February 1896.^[8]

Personal

In 1885 he was elected President of the Adelaide Rowing Club, a position he held until his death.^[9]

References

^ "Obituary". South Australian Register. 31 January 1874. p. 7. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ "The New Commission of the Peace". South Australian Register. 26 May 1871. p. 5. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ 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
^ "Banking". South Australian Register. 23 May 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ "Proceedings in Parliament". South Australian Register. 30 May 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ "Caleb Peacock". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Death of Mr. Caleb Peacock". Adelaide Observer. 22 February 1896. p. 16. Retrieved 8 December 2022 – via Trove.
^ Peacock, Caleb (1841–1896), Obituaries Australia, oa.anu.edu.au
Original: [1], The Australasion Pastoralists' Review, 16 March 1896, p.51
^ Captains & Presidents, History of the Adelaide Rowing Club, www.adelaiderowingclub.com.au