Archibald Henry Peake

Archibald Peake
25th Premier of South Australia Elections: 1910, 1912, 1915, 1918
In office 5 June 1909 – 3 June 1910
Monarch	Edward VII George V
Governor	Sir Day Bosanquet
Preceded by	Thomas Price
Succeeded by	John Verran
In office 17 February 1912 – 3 April 1915
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Day Bosanquet Sir Henry Galway
Preceded by	John Verran
Succeeded by	Crawford Vaughan
In office 14 July 1917 – 8 April 1920
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Henry Galway
Preceded by	Crawford Vaughan
Succeeded by	Henry Barwell
15th Leader of the Opposition (SA)
In office 1915–1917
Preceded by	Crawford Vaughan
Succeeded by	Crawford Vaughan
In office 1910–1912
Preceded by	John Verran
Succeeded by	John Verran
Personal details
Political party	Liberal and Democratic Union, Liberal Union

Archibald Henry Peake (15 January 1859 – 6 April 1920) was an Australian politician. He was Premier of South Australia on three occasions: from 1909 to 1910 for the Liberal and Democratic Union, and from 1912 to 1915 and 1917 to 1920 for its successor, the Liberal Union. He had also been Treasurer and Attorney-General in the Price-Peake coalition government from 1905 to 1909.

Peake's family migrated from Chelsea, London in 1862, initially settled in Victoria, before moving to South Australia two years later. Peake was educated at state schools under his father, but in later life widened his education by studying in English history and literature. He entered the service of the district council of Narracoorte, became district clerk in 1878. In 1893 he contested Albert in an election for the House of Assembly and was beaten by 50 votes, but four years later won the seat by two votes. He resigned his position as district clerk when he entered politics, and afterward was in business at Mount Barker as a member of the firm of auctioneers, Monks and Peake.

Peake was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly as the Member for Albert representing Narracorte. After his election, Peake was at first an independent supporting the Liberal Governments of Charles Kingston and Frederick Holder. He became disillusioned with the Government of John Jenkins leading him to become leader of a group of 15 members under the Liberal banner.

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