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”’John Campbell Peacock”’ (2 November September 1939) was a New Zealand tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Davis Cup – N.Z.’s Entry – Report to Association |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19280830.2.125 |work=[[The Press]] |date=30 August 1928}}</ref> |
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A solicitor by profession, Peacock was a seven time singles finalist at the [[New Zealand Championships]], winning titles in 1901 and 1910. He later contributed to New Zealand tennis in an administrative capacity and participated in a [[1924 Davis Cup]] tie against Czechoslovakia while serving as vice president of the [[Tennis New Zealand|New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129317219 |title=Davis Cup |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |date=3 December 1923 |page=9 (Home Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand Team To Seek Davis Cup; Files Its First Challenge for Tennis Trophy With the U.S.L.T.A. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1924/02/06/archives/new-zealand-team-to-seek-davis-cup-files-its-first-challenge-for.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 February 1924}}</ref> |
A solicitor by profession, Peacock was a seven time singles finalist at the [[New Zealand Championships]], winning titles in 1901 and 1910. He later contributed to New Zealand tennis in an administrative capacity and participated in a [[1924 Davis Cup]] tie against Czechoslovakia while serving as vice president of the [[Tennis New Zealand|New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129317219 |title=Davis Cup |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |date=3 December 1923 |page=9 (Home Edition) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand Team To Seek Davis Cup; Files Its First Challenge for Tennis Trophy With the U.S.L.T.A. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1924/02/06/archives/new-zealand-team-to-seek-davis-cup-files-its-first-challenge-for.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 February 1924}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:31, 22 January 2026
John Campbell Peacock (2 November 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a New Zealand tennis player.[1]
A solicitor by profession, Peacock was a seven time singles finalist at the New Zealand Championships, winning titles in 1901 and 1910. He later contributed to New Zealand tennis in an administrative capacity and participated in a 1924 Davis Cup tie against Czechoslovakia while serving as vice president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association.[2][3]
Peacock died in a car accident in 1939 when his vehicle collided with a steam shovel that was being towed.[4]
