Edwin Peacock III
| Edwin Peacock III | |
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| Member At-Large of the Charlotte City Council | |
| In office 2007–2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Peacock III March 6, 1970 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Rupertus Peacock |
| Children | Edwin IV Avery |
| Education | Charlotte Country Day School |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (B.A.) |
| Website | edwinpeacock |
Edwin Bruton Peacock III (born March 6, 1970) is a Republican politician from North Carolina. He was one of Charlotte's four At-Large City Council members, the only Republican elected to the post in 2009.[1] He is also an active member of the Charlotte Downtown Rotary, a board member of Carolina's Freedom Foundation, on the Charlotte Country Day School Alumni Board, a graduate of Leadership Charlotte, and a member of Myers Park Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Amy, have two children.
On April 5, 2013, Peacock announced his candidacy to become Mayor of Charlotte. He told the Charlotte Observer, "We have many important issues before us that will shape our city’s future for decades. I’m eager to serve our community."[2] He lost the 2013 election to Democrat Patrick Cannon.
Biography
Peacock was an At-Large Representative on Charlotte City Council. He was first elected in 2007 and is serving his second term on Council. He chairs the Environment Committee and is a member of the Budget and Community Safety committees. He is the Council Representative to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Development Corporation.
He received his bachelor's degree in political science and a certificate of Global Studies from the University of Georgia. He is a graduate of Charlotte Country Day School. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Charlotte program. Peacock achieved the Charter Life Underwriter designation from the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 2006.
Peacock serves on the board of the Carolina's Freedom Foundation. He is active in the Charlotte Downtown Rotary and a supporter of ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease causes.
He is vice president of The Pomfret Financial Company, Inc. His firm primarily represents Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. He serves as a Financial Representative and Field Director for Northwestern.
Charlotte Mayoral Election, 2015
Peacock lost to Jennifer Roberts in November, 2015 in the Charlotte, NC mayoral election after winning the Republican primary earlier that same year. [1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
