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Edward Gryffydh Peacock (30 July 1825 – 4 January 1867) was an English official of the East India Company, publisher, writer and rower who won the Wingfield Sculls and Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta. Peacock was the son of the poet Thomas Love Peacock and his wife Jane Gryffydh.〔Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Thomas Love Peacock〕 In 1841 he was appointed midshipman in the Indian Navy. He arrived in India in October 1841〔(Asiatic Journal 1841 )〕 but returned to England for medical reasons in April 1842. In 1844 he became a clerk in the examiners office at East India House.〔( Stewart Marsh Ellis ''George Meredith: his life and friends in relation to his work'' )〕 He collaborated with George Meredith in publishing a privately circulated literary magazine, the ''Monthly Observer''.〔( Poetry Foundation -- George Meredith )〕 Peacock was a member of Thames Club and in 1845 was runner up in the Silver Wherries at Henley Royal Regatta partnering Henry Chapman.〔(Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839-1939 )〕 In 1849 he won the Silver Wherries partnering Francis Playford. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley in 1851 defeating Edward Macnaghten in the final. In 1852 positions were reversed and Peacock came second to MacNaughton. Peacock won the Wingfield Sculls in 1852.〔(Wingfield Sculls Record of Races )〕 Meredith is said to have based his character Edward Blancove in ''Rhoda Fleming'' on Peacock. Like Blancove, Peacock studied as a barrister and was a keen boxer.〔 In 1865 Peacock qualified as a solicitor . However he died two years later at the age of 42. His poem ''The Vicar of Southbury's story: a Christmas poem'' was published posthumously in 1867. Peacock married Mary Hall in 1849, apparently to the disapproval of his father. They had a son Thomas Love Peacock.〔 She remarried in 1869.〔(East Suffolk Gazette And Beccles And Bungay Weekly News 11 May 1869 )〕 Peacock's widowed sister Mary Ellen Nicolls married George Meredith.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Gryffydh Peacock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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