Richard Peacock

Engineer and politician from United Kingdom · Scientists · Lived 1820 to 1889 · aged 68

Richard Peacock was an English engineer, one of the founders of locomotive manufacturer Beyer, Peacock and Company. He was later a Member of Parliament.

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The memorial tablet to Richard Peacock at Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton, describes his parliamentary career and testifies to his being "a kind and unostentatious friend to the poor and needy"

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