Edward Peacock (banker)

He is perhaps best known as a director of the Bank of England, or for his role as receiver general to the Duchy of Cornwall, which provides a source of independent income to the Prince of Wales.

He later attended Queen's University in Kingston and, under the tutelage of Adam Shortt, studied philosophy and political economy, graduating in 1894 with a gold and silver medal.

In 1902, he left the teaching profession to work for the investment company Dominion Securities (established a year earlier by George Albertus Cox), moving to London in 1907.

During World War II, Peacock was in Washington as a liaison between the United States government and the Bank of England.

After a distinguished career, Peacock retired to his estate near Ascot and died of natural causes in 1962, leaving a large amount of money to Queen's University in Canada.