Background
Peck was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of George Henry Peck (1887–1978) and Agnes Crabb (1883–1950).
Peck was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of George Henry Peck (1887–1978) and Agnes Crabb (1883–1950).
Prior to his election to the provincial legislature, Peck was a trustee and the first Chair of the Scarborough Board of Education. In recognition of his public service, George Peck Public School in Scarborough was named after him. Peck was a jeweller, by profession.
He died in Peterborough, Ontario, on January 1, 1993 and is buried in the cemetery in Fenelon Falls, Ontario.
Peck was the first Master in Public Policy elected in the newly created riding of Scarborough Centre. He defeated New Democratic candidate East.K. Ranney by 400 votes.
He served in the 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a government backbencher in a majority Personal Computer government under Premier John Robarts. He was defeated in the 1967 provincial election by the NDP candidate Margaret Renwick by 898 votes and he retired from politics.
He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1967 who represented the riding of Scarborough Centre.