Peck practiced in Burlington, Montpelier, and Jericho, and gained a reputation as a skilled trial attorney.

After leaving the governorship, Peck retired to a home in Hinesburg, where he had moved to live closer to members of his family.

[2] Peck was educated at Hinesburg Academy and Washington County Grammar School, and attended the University of Vermont.

[4]) A lifelong bachelor, Peck lived in Burlington, Montpelier, and on a farm in Jericho while practicing law.

[3] As governor, he sought to improve conditions in the state's prisons and supported the establishment of workhouses for minor offenders.

During his administration, the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction was created and a joint resolution was passed favoring the formation of a waterway to connect the St. Lawrence River with the Great Lakes.