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Herbert Peacock | |
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| Justice of the Sudan High Court | |
| In office 1908 - 1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1872 Hyde Park, London, England |
| Died | 16 February 1953 (aged 80) Kensington, London, England |
| Spouse | Marguerite Palmer (m. 1914) |
| Children | Elizabeth and John |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Herbert St. George Peacock (9 August 1872 – 16 February 1953) was an English judge and colonial official who served on the High Court of Sudan from 1908 to 1926. Prior to this he served as Advocate-General to the Sudanese government from 1904 to 1906 and then as Settlement Officer for the Gezira Land Settlement Scheme from 1906 to 1908. He was the youngest son of Sir Barnes Peacock.
Early life
editHerbert St. George Peacock was born on 9 August 1872 in Hyde Park to Sir Barnes and Georgina Peacock. His father had served as the first Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta between 1862 and 1870 and was credited with co-authoring the Indian Penal Code. His parents had married two years earlier owing to the death of Sir Barnes’ first wife in 1865. His older brother was Sir Walter Peacock, an advisor to the Prince of Wales.
Peacock was educated at Eton College between 1885 and 1890 before studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1894, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple, which was where his father had practised.
Legal and administrative career in the Sudan
editHerbert Peacock first went to the Sudan in 1904 upon being appointed Advocate-General to the Sudanese government. He held this role for two years until 1906 when he was made Settlement Officer for the Gezira Land Settlement Scheme. In 1908 he was appointed to the Sudan High Court under Chief Judge Wasey Sterry.
On June 8 1914, Herbert Peacock married Marguerite Olive Palmer, the daughter of Commander Cecil B. Palmer. The couple had two children (both born in the Sudan), although their only son, Captain John Walter Peacock, died aged 23 in an Italian prisoner of war camp during the Second World War.
Retirement and death
editRetiring from the Sudan in 1926, Peacock settled in Tattingstone, Suffolk. There he played a prominent part in local affairs. From 1933 to 1944 he served as Chairman of the Samford Juvenile Court. Starting in 1942, he served as chairman of the Samford petty sessions until 1948 when he took on the role of chairman of the East Suffolk Quarter Sessions. Peacock passed away on 16 February 1953, at the age of 80 in Kensington, London.