High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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 (ca.1798 – 6 January 1882) was a successful businessman and one of the first parliamentarians. His eldest son Joseph Peacock (ca.1825 – 25 July 1867) carried on the family business and was a member of parliament. His youngest son Caleb Peacock (13 April 1841 – 17 February 1896) was a member of parliament and Mayor of Adelaide from 1875 to 1877, the first such born in the Colony.