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Peacock was born in Shreveport to John William "Bill" Peacock (1931-2012) and the former Sidney Barrow. John William Peacock graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], served in the [[United States Air Force]] in [[England]], and was the president until his retirement in 1998 of Peacock Surgical & Company in Shreveport. Barrow Peacock's paternal grandparents were William Arnold Peacock and the former Mattie Williams. Peacock has a sister, Martha Peacock Ross and her husband, Lew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-peacock&pid=157836242|title=John Peacock obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>

Peacock was born in Shreveport to John William "Bill" Peacock (1931-2012) and the former Sidney Barrow. John William Peacock graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], served in the [[United States Air Force]] in [[England]], and was the president until his retirement in 1998 of Peacock Surgical & Company in Shreveport. Barrow Peacock's paternal grandparents were William Arnold Peacock and the former Mattie Williams. Peacock has a sister, Martha Peacock Ross and her husband, Lew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-peacock&pid=157836242|title=John Peacock obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times''|accessdate=May 30, 2012}}</ref>

Peacock holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], and a [[Master of Business Administration]] from his father's alma mater, [[Louisiana State University]]. A partner in BHP Properties in Shreveport, Peacock is a licensed certified internal auditor, and a notary public. He is the finance chairman of the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana. He serves on the board of Christus Schumpert Health System Foundation and the Louisiana Association for the Blind. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]] and [[Rotary International]]. He is a member of the First [[United Methodist]] Church in downtown Shreveport. Peacock and his wife, the former Melanie Fuller, have three sons, Russell, William, and Henry. On a Sunday afternoon in February 2011, Peacock was summoned to his office by the activation of a burglar alarm. He apprehended an alleged thief, John M. Crews, and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Charged with a felony, unauthorized entry of a business, Crews had in his possession a tool kit that contained two axes, a crowbar, bolt cutters, and a knife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktbs.com/news/26921971/detail.html|title=Nick Caloway, "Business Owner Catches Alleged Thief, Holds Him At Gunpoint,"|publisher=KTBS-TV, February 18, 2011|accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref>

Peacock holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], and a [[Master of Business Administration]] from his father's alma mater, [[Louisiana State University]]. A partner in BHP Properties in Shreveport, Peacock is a licensed certified internal auditor, and a notary public. He is the finance chairman of the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana. He serves on the board of Christus Schumpert Health System Foundation and the Louisiana Association for the Blind. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]] and Rotary International. He is a member of the First [[United Methodist]] Church in downtown Shreveport. Peacock and his wife, the former Melanie Fuller, have three sons, Russell, William, and Henry. On a Sunday afternoon in February 2011, Peacock was summoned to his office by the activation of a burglar alarm. He apprehended an alleged thief, John M. Crews, and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Charged with a felony, unauthorized entry of a business, Crews had in his possession a tool kit that contained two axes, a crowbar, bolt cutters, and a knife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktbs.com/news/26921971/detail.html|title=Nick Caloway, "Business Owner Catches Alleged Thief, Holds Him At Gunpoint,"|publisher=KTBS-TV, February 18, 2011|accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref>

==Political career==

==Political career==

   

   

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