Career
Peddie started his work in the co-operative movement for the Hull Company-operative Society as Publicity Manager and a director He served in the Ministry of Information during World World War II then became a director of the Company-operative Wholesale Society. He served on the boards of the Company-operative Insurance Society and the Company-operative Permanent Building Society (now the Nationwide).
He was the President of Company-operative Congress in 1958.
Peddie also served on the national executive of the Company-operative Party and chaired the Party 1957-1965. He became a bridge between the co-operative and trade union movements, and the Labour Party, serving on the National Council of Labour, Company-op and Trade Unions.
He served as President of both the Company-operative Congresses of 1958. He sat on the Labour benches as a Labour Company-operative peer.
Peddie was also a governor of the British Film Institute and the Advertising Standards Authority.