▁the ▁P erman ent ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁Lo an ▁Association ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Sh ipping ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁The ▁Press . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Tr am way ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Club , ▁a ▁gentlemen ' s ▁club , ▁which ▁still ▁oper ates ▁on ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Terra ce ▁/ ▁Wor c ester ▁Bou lev ard ▁corner ▁in ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Central ▁City . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Provin cial ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁representing ▁Ly tt el ton , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁to ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁provincial ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁representing ▁Pap an ui . ▁He ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁during ▁the ▁Roll eston ▁super int endency . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁uno pp osed . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁council ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁his ▁term ▁exp ired ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁candidate