James Peacock (admiral)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Peacock may refer to: * James Peacock (naval officer) (died 1653), English naval officer * James Peacock (architect) (1735/1738–1814), English architect and surveyor * Jim Peacock (footballer) (1871–after 1896), English footballer * James Peacock (anthropologist) (born 1937), American anthropologist * Jim Peacock (born 1937), Australian molecular biologist * Jamie Peacock James Darryl Peacock MBE, (born 14 December 1977) is a motivational speaker, leadership mentor and former English professional rugby league footballer. He played for Leeds Rhinos and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, and captained both ...

James Peacock (naval Officer)
Vice-admiral James Peacock (died 1653) was an English naval officer: first in the Parliamentary Navy during the English Civil War, afterwards in the Commonwealth Navy during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Life English Civil War James Peacock appears to have been a merchant and sea captain, whose native place was Ipswich. He is first mentioned as captain of the ''Warwick'' frigate for the Parliament, and commanding a squadron of ships-of-war in the North Sea in the summer of 1647. In December he was moved into the ''Tiger'', and continued on the same service till December 1649. During this time he made several prizes, apparently Royalist privateers hailing from Jersey or from Ireland; convoyed the trade from Elsinore, and was repeatedly warned to station vessels near the Orkney Islands, to surprise Irish pirates, or on the coast of Norfolk, from Cromer to Lynn, to look out for 'pickaroons', 'pilfering sea-rovers'. In June 1648 he assisted in the Siege of Colchester by blockad ...
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James Peacock (architect)
James Peacock (1735/1738–1814) was an English architect and surveyor. He practised in London and wrote on architecture and social problems, his main project being to find employment for the destitute. Life James Peacock, born about 1738, became assistant to George Dance the Younger when Dance was appointed architect and surveyor to the City of London at Guildhall. He retained his post for 'nearly 45 years', and was also employed by Dance in his private practice. Finsbury Square (1777–1791) was a result of their joint labours, and at No. 17 Peacock himself lived and died. His former residence was at Coleman Street Buildings. In 1801–2 Peacock designed the first Stock Exchange in Capel Court, and he "restored and preserved" St. Stephen's, Walbrook. There is also a drawing by him in the King's collection, British Museum, of the elevation of the Mines Royal, Dowgate Hill.Binyon 1895, p. 142. He died on 22 February 1814, "universally beloved and respected", "in his sevent ...
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Jim Peacock (footballer)
James Peacock (1871 – after 1896) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. Career Peacock was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Dresden United before joining Stoke in 1896. He played one match in the Football League which came in a 2–1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ... during the 1896–97 season. He was released soon after and joined Saltgates. Career statistics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peacock, Jim 1871 births Year of death missing Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Dresden United F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players ...
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James Peacock (anthropologist)
James Lowe Peacock III (born 1937) is an American anthropologist. Peacock studied psychology at Duke University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1959. After completing a doctorate in anthropology at Harvard University in 1965, he began teaching at Princeton University. He joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty in 1967. Peacock received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1980, and was named Kenan Professor of Anthropology in 1987. He was president of the American Anthropological Association The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology. With 10,000 members, the association, based in Arlington, Virginia, includes archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, ... between 1993 and 1995. Peacock retired from the University of North Carolina in May 2015. References 1937 births Living people Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Harvard Graduate School of ...
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Jim Peacock
William James Peacock, (born 14 December 1937) is an Australian molecular biologist who was Chief Scientist of Australia (2006–2008), President of the Australian Academy of Science (2002–2006) and Chief of CSIRO Plant Industry (1978–2003).Virginia GewinJim Peacock, chief scientist, Canberra, Australia ''Nature'Vol 442, No 7099 pg 220, 12 July 2006. Retrieved 2009-11-04. Peacock was born in Leura, New South Wales and educated at the University of Sydney, where he studied botany and zoology and gained a PhD in genetics. He followed this with post-doctoral positions in genetics at the University of Oregon in Eugene and molecular biology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, before returning to Australia to work with the CSIRO. Peacock is a Member of the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council ( PMSEIC) and the National Innovation Council and has served on the Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants Committee, the Australian Science, Technolo ...
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