ic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey ▁in ▁Alabama ▁Category : H istor ic ▁districts ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Alabama <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Thomas ▁Pe ac ock ▁M LC ▁J P ▁( 1 8 2 7 ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁business man , ▁phil anth rop ist ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁organ ised ▁settlement ▁started . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁in ▁the ▁Haw kes bury ▁district , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Jenkins ▁Pe ac ock ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Maria ▁Pe ac ock ▁( 1 8 0 4 / 0 5 - 1 8 8 4 ). ▁He ▁attended ▁Sydney ▁College . ▁The ▁family ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ly tt el ton ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁S ett lement ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Association ▁started ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁so ▁the ▁Pe ac ock s ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁stage . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁hard ▁worker . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁about ▁him ▁that ▁" he ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁Ly tt el ton ▁... ▁at ▁ 6   am ▁on ▁a ▁fro sty ▁morning , ▁kne e ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁loading ▁a