Edwin Bruton Peacock III (born March 6, 1970) is the President o
The Pomfret Financial Company, Inc.

Education

He received his Bachelor's Degree in

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and a Certificate of

Global Studies Global studies (GS) or global affairs (GA) is the interdisciplinary study of global macro-processes. Predominant subjects are political science in the form of global politics, as well as economics, law, the sociology of law, ecology, environmen ...

from the

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

. He is a graduate of Charlotte Country Day School. Peacock received his Charter Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designation from The American College.

Professional biography

Peacock is the President of The Pomfret Financial Company, Inc., an independent insurance and business planning firm headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Political biography

He is a former elected official from

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

. He was first elected in 2007 and served two terms on city council until 2011. He ran in the 2012 in the Ninth Congressional District's Republican primary placing third out of eleven candidates on the ballot. He was the Republican nominee for mayor of Charlotte in 2013 and 2015. As of 2023, he remains the last Republican elected at-large in the city of Charlotte. With the resignation of Tariq Bokhari to serve as deputy

Federal Transit Administration The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administration ...

administrator, Edwin Peacock was appointed to finish out the remainder of his term in Charlotte City Council District 6.

Philanthropic & civic biography

Rotary Club of Charlotte
Member since 2003. President 2023-2024
Leadership Charlotte
Graduate, Class 28. The Seymour Family Foundation- Trustee 2016-Present Foundation for the Carolinas & United Way Covid 19 Response Fund - Co-Chair; Grants Committee 2020-202
Leading on Opportunity Council
Council Member 2017-2022
Blumenthal Performing Arts
– Trustee 2011-201
Johnson C. Smith University
Board of Visitors 2010-Present
North Carolina Arts Council
Trustee 2014-201
The Fletcher School
Trustee-2015-201
Myers Park Presbyterian
Elder 2020-2023; Adult Faith Leader; 2008-2019.

Family

He's married t
Amy Rupertus Peacock
They have two adult children.

References

External links

Official Website

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