▁for ▁the ▁position . ▁Hence , ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁mayor . ▁J . ▁L . ▁Wilson ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁elected . ▁ ▁Another ▁local ▁political ▁role ▁included ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Ly tt el ton ▁Har bour ▁Board ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁including ▁chair mans hip . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁to ▁Parliament ▁at ▁a ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁Ly tt el ton ▁elect or ate ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁o ath ▁and ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁election ▁for ▁Ly tt el ton , ▁again ▁elected ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁( the ▁upper ▁house ). ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁The ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Henry ▁Richard ▁Web b . ▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁although ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁re app oint ed ▁after ▁Dis qual ification ▁by ▁in ad vert ence .