Frederick Forrest Peabody

Frederick Forrest Peabody
"Solana," Frederick Forrest Peabody house, Eucalyptus Hill Road, Montecito, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1917. Architect: Francis Townsend Underhill (1913-1914). Landscape: Charles Frederick Eaton, from 1906
BornJuly 6, 1859
Northfield, Vermont, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1927(1927-02-23) (aged 68)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and partner and President of the Cluett and Peabody Collar Company which produced Arrow Shirts

Frederick Forrest Peabody (July 6, 1859 – February 23, 1927) was a prominent citizen of Santa Barbara, California, in the early twentieth century. As chairman of the local Board of Education, he oversaw the construction of Santa Barbara High School, and as a philanthropist he contributed generously to the rebuilding of the city after the 1925 earthquake.

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