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Adams</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#642.31.18">Obediah Pearson Amacker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andridge-anstine.html#642.27.08">Malbourne Addison Angier</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnold.html#414.00.37">George Longan Arnold</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnoldus-arzeno.html#246.21.31">Charles Shirk Arthur Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#851.90.02">Joseph Pearson Baldwin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartlett.html#174.91.83">Frederic Pearson Bartlett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#603.97.76">William Waters Boyce</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/busha-butkowski.html#541.03.05">Harlan John Bushfield</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#378.05.24">Joseph Pearson Caldwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/church.html#954.59.69">Gaylord Church</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/church.html#868.04.94">Pearson Church</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffinburg-cohelan.html#300.41.78">Pearson Cogswell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis3.html#235.54.33">Fred Henry Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eichelroth-elcan.html#166.70.89">August Earl Elam</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans7.html#223.82.73">Pearson G. Evans</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#694.14.73">Howard Allan Gass</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/godard-goder.html#629.30.67">Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/godard-goder.html#850.06.10">Samuel Pearson Goddard III</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#635.25.18">Richmond Pearson Hobson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keitt-kellett.html#518.99.22">Thomas Pearson Kellett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knill-knowland.html#937.18.33">Pearson Knolle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#812.74.73">Pearson Mundy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nevin-newel.html#007.74.34">James Pearson Newcomb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#076.53.54">James Pearson Nickles</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noadiah-nobles.html#003.81.78">John C. Noble</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogerson-roll.html#209.75.45">Henry Pearson Rolfe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#400.34.93">Thomas Benjamin Rouse</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#457.38.06">Jacob S. Serrill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepperd-sherlock.html#958.92.33">Charles Leondis Sheridan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/swanson.html#362.42.31">Walter Andrew Swanson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tate.html#947.86.51">Samuel McDowell Tate</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#333.21.26">Jon Tester</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="771.20.99">Pearson, A. W.</a> — of Peever, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/RO-lived.html">Roberts County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a> 33rd District, 1927-32. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="538.87.70">Pearson, Albert Jackson</a> (1846-1905) — also known as Albert J. Pearson — of Woodsfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, Ohio. Born in Centerville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/BE-born.html">Belmont County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1846/05-20.html">May 20, 1846</a>. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MO-officials.html">Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1871-77; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1881-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MO-officials.html">Monroe County Probate Judge</a>, 1884-90; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a>, 1891-95 (17th District 1891-93, 16th District 1893-95). Died in Woodsfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MO-died.html">Monroe County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/05-15.html">May 15, 1905</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 360 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MO-buried.html# ">Pioneer Cemetery</a>, Woodsfield, Ohio. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000164">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408569">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8591030">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="282.18.38">Pearson, Alex F.</a> — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BA-lived.html">Beaver County</a>, Pa. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/rochester.html#2">Burgess of Rochester, Pennsylvania</a>, 1933-37. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="180.81.74">Pearson, Alfred John</a> (1869-1939) — also known as Alfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/PO-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Iowa. Born in Landskrona, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-born.html">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/09-29.html">September 29, 1869</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">University professor</a>; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PL-diplomats.html ">Poland</a>, 1924-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FI-diplomats.html ">Finland</a>, 1925-30. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lutheran.html">Lutheran</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Swedish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/modern-lang-assoc.html">Modern Language Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">American Association of University Professors</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/08-09.html">August 9, 1939</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 314 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HE-buried.html#cms00172">Lakewood Cemetery</a>, Minneapolis, Minn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/">1901</a> to Thea Pauline Swenson (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sweetland-swinburne.html#304.89.13">Lars Swenson</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12904.html">Swenson family</a> of Minnesota.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pearson-alfred-john ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="208.56.46">Pearson, Angela</a> (born c.1983) — of Poplar Bluff, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BT-lived.html">Butler County</a>, Mo. Born about 1983. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/poplarbluff.html">Mayor of Poplar Bluff, Mo.</a>, 2014-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2014. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="853.91.75">Pearson, B. L.</a> — of Mexico, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-lived.html">Audrain County</a>, Mo. Whig. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/mexico.html#2">Mexico, Mo.</a>, 1852. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="911.51.71">Pearson, Bird M.</a> — of Florida. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/spju.html">Justice of Florida state supreme court</a>, 1856-59. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="298.25.59">Pearson, C. J.</a> — of St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/WV.html">1920</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="820.57.13">Pearson, Mrs. C. M.</a> — of Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/GA.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="289.68.90">Pearson, Charles A.</a> — of Anaheim, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/anaheim.html">Mayor of Anaheim, Calif.</a>, 1950-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="018.51.85">Pearson, Charles B.</a> — of Stockton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SJ-lived.html">San Joaquin County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/stockton.html#2">Stockton, Calif.</a>, 1934-49 (acting, 1934-35). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="633.36.18">Pearson, Charles E.</a> — of Vandalia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AU-lived.html">Audrain County</a>, Mo. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/vandalia.html">Mayor of Vandalia, Mo.</a>, 1967. Still living as of 1967. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="833.62.35">Pearson, Charles L.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/SK-lived.html">Sauk County</a>, Wis. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> from Sauk County 1st District, 1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, Clyde See <a href="#877.00.62">Henry Clyde Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="471.71.67">Pearson, D. C.</a> — of Morganton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BR-lived.html">Burke County</a>, N.C. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/morganton.html#2">Morganton, N.C.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="083.66.09">Pearson, Donald</a> — of Fargo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ND/CA-lived.html">Cass County</a>, N.Dak. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/ND.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="063.71.95">Pearson, Donna</a> — of Bridgeton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, N.J. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/NJ.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="648.90.22">Pearson, Edward N.</a> — of Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of New Hampshire</a>, 1899-1915. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="872.19.28">Pearson, Erasmus L.</a> (1865-1931) — also known as Ras L. Pearson — of Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PI-lived.html">Pike County</a>, Mo. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PI-born.html">Pike County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/12-27.html">December 27, 1865</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PI-parties.html">chair of Pike County Democratic Party</a>, 1919-21. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LI-died.html">Lincoln County</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/01-24.html">January 24, 1931</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 28 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/PI-buried.html# ">Bowling Green City Cemetery</a>, Bowling Green, Mo. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Rev. Erasmus Darwin Pearson and Orpha Matilda (Dysart) Pearson; step-grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson2.html#582.14.45">Claiborne Fox Jackson</a>; grandnephew of Lavinia Sappington (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#124.28.22">Meredith Miles Marmaduke</a>); great-grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#264.01.17">John Breathitt</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#078.39.23">John Sappington Marmaduke</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#204.33.38">James Breathitt</a>; second cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snelling-snover.html#751.58.49">Isaac Breathed Snodgrass</a>; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#562.28.95">James Breathitt Jr.</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#485.47.21">Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr.</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0045.html">Jackson-Lee family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0195.html">Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family</a> of West Virginia (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/84060514">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="943.69.34">Pearson, Eugene E., Jr.</a> — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="287.86.77">Pearson, Frank A.</a> — of Lebanon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LC-lived.html">Laclede County</a>, Mo. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LC-parties.html">Chair of Laclede County Democratic Party</a>, 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="123.86.58">Pearson, Mrs. Fred</a> — of Torrington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/GO-lived.html">Goshen County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/WY.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="056.54.85">Pearson, Gardner Whitman</a> (1869-1953) — also known as Gardner W. Pearson — of Lowell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Born in Lowell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/09-04.html">September 4, 1869</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/lowell.html#2">Lowell, Mass.</a>, 1894-98; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/adgen.html">Adjutant General of Massachusetts</a>, 1911-14, 1916-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MA.html">1920</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/06-23.html">June 23, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 292 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-buried.html#cms00404">Hildreth Cemetery</a>, Lowell, Mass. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to Alice Duckworth.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/22628983">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="633.38.68">Pearson, George</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Washington County, 1861-62. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="962.50.67">Pearson, Guy</a> — of Monmouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WR-lived.html">Warren County</a>, Ill. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/monmouth.html">Mayor of Monmouth, Ill.</a>, 1942-45. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, H. Clyde See <a href="#877.00.62">Henry Clyde Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="341.95.72">Pearson, Mrs. H. D.</a> — of Caddo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/BR-lived.html">Bryan County</a>, Okla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/OK.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="288.35.20">Pearson, Harry</a> — of Wallace, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/SH-lived.html">Shoshone County</a>, Idaho. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/ID.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="044.35.81">Pearson, Helen H.</a> — of Hugo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/LN-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Colo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/CO.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2007. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Mother of Nancy Pearson (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#328.87.33">Kenneth Bentley Kramer</a>).</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="877.00.62">Pearson, Henry Clyde</a> (1925-2010) — also known as H. Clyde Pearson — Born in Ocoonita, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/LE-born.html">Lee County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/03-12.html">March 12, 1925</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1954-56; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Virginia</a>, 1961; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/stsen.html">Virginia state senate</a> 18th District, 1968-70. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/sa-died.html">Salem</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2010/03-26.html">March 26, 2010</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 14 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H. Clyde Pearson">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="691.36.18">Pearson, Henry George</a> (1844-1889) — also known as Henry G. Pearson — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/07-29.html">July 29, 1844</a>. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/newyorkcity.html#2">New York City, N.Y.</a>, 1881-89. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/04-20.html">April 20, 1889</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/44.html">44 years, 265 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-buried.html#cms01842">Brookside Cemetery</a>, Englewood, N.J. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/04-22.html">April 22, 1876</a>, to Ella James (daughter of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#966.45.29">Thomas Lemuel James</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Faithful Unto Death."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6779481">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="548.79.25">Pearson, Herbert F.</a> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IT-consuls.html ">Naples</a>, as of 1924; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-consuls.html ">Salonika</a>, as of 1926-29. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="081.54.87">Pearson, Herron Carney</a> (1890-1953) — also known as Herron C. Pearson — of Jackson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Tenn. Born in Taylor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/WM-born.html">Williamson County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/07-31.html">July 31, 1890</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Tennessee</a> 7th District, 1935-43. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kappa-sigma.html">Kappa Sigma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Jackson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/MD-died.html">Madison County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/04-24.html">April 24, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 267 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/MD-buried.html#cms02722">Hollywood Cemetery</a>, Jackson, Tenn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Lafayette Pearson and Annie (Herron) Pearson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/06-23.html">June 23, 1915</a>, to Evelyn Pearcy.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000165">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408570">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6912663">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="546.00.01">Pearson, Homer L.</a> (1900-1985) — of Wheat Ridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Colo. Born in Wheat Ridge, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Colo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/12-31.html">December 31, 1900</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/florist.html">Florist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/sthse.html">Colorado state house of representatives</a>, 1939-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives</a>, 1941-46; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/CO.html">1944</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Colorado</a>, 1947-49. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/06-09.html">June 9, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 160 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="887.41.91">Pearson, Howard R.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>, 1935-38. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="573.85.56">Pearson, Irving F.</a> — of Rockford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WN-lived.html">Winnebago County</a>, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/IL.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="701.32.72">Pearson, Isaac N.</a> — of Illinois. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Illinois</a>, 1889-93. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="429.19.82">Pearson, J. M.</a> — of Glendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/glendale.html">Mayor of Glendale, Ariz.</a>, 1914. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="190.86.76">Pearson, Mrs. J. S.</a> — of Marshall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/LO-lived.html">Logan County</a>, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/OK.html">1920</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="033.09.33">Pearson, J. W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/YA-lived.html">Yamhill County</a>, Ore. Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="861.87.01">Pearson, James</a> — of California. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 19th District, 1856-57. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="545.26.51">Pearson, James</a> — of Moorefield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/FO-lived.html">Frontier County</a>, Neb. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/sthse.html">Nebraska state house of representatives</a>, 1913; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska</a>, 1915-17. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="018.93.31">Pearson, James</a> — of Iowa. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Iowa</a> 8th District, 1928, 1930. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="496.37.71">Pearson, James Blackwood</a> (1920-2009) — also known as James B. Pearson — of Shawnee Mission, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/JO-lived.html">Johnson County</a>, Kan.; Prairie Village, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/JO-lived.html">Johnson County</a>, Kan. Born in Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/DA-born.html">Davidson County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/05-07.html">May 7, 1920</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; probate judge in Kansas, 1954-56; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/stsen.html">Kansas state senate</a> 10th District, 1956-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/KS.html">Kansas Republican state chair</a>, 1960; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Kansas</a>, 1962-78; resigned 1978. Died in Gloucester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-died.html">Essex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2009/01-13.html">January 13, 2009</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 251 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-buried.html#cms00803">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Washington, D.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John William Pearson and Lillian (Blackwood) Pearson; married to Martha Mitchell; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/">1980</a> to Margaret Lynch.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000166">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408571">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James B. Pearson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/530/000179990">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/33022125">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="676.48.58">Pearson, James E.</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/NY.html">1984</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="295.94.18">Pearson, James Morris</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/RA-lived.html">Ravalli County</a>, Mont. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/ofc/sthse.html">Montana state house of representatives</a> 88th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="755.55.56">Pearson, Jay</a> — of Marysville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/SN-lived.html">Snohomish County</a>, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/WA.html">1996</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="866.21.04">Pearson, John</a> — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="288.11.43">Pearson, John</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/HU-lived.html">Hudson County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Hudson County, 1886-87. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="722.83.02">Pearson, John A., Jr.</a> — of Wisconsin. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Wisconsin</a> 7th District, 1946, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="718.66.02">Pearson, John C.</a> — of Boscawen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/stsen.html">New Hampshire state senate</a> 9th District, 1889-90. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="851.63.69">Pearson, John E.</a> — of Ellis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/MI-lived.html">Minnehaha County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/stsen.html">South Dakota state senate</a> 10th District, 1911-12, 1915-20. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="195.40.57">Pearson, John H.</a> — of Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/NH.html">1864</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="334.41.61">Pearson, John H.</a> — of Morganton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BR-lived.html">Burke County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/NC.html">1904</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="441.96.52">Pearson, John James</a> (1800-1888) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Darby, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-born.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1800/10-25.html">October 25, 1800</a>. Whig. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a> 24th District, 1836-37; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 20th District, 1837-41. Died in Harrisburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DA-died.html">Dauphin County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/05-30.html">May 30, 1888</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 218 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DA-buried.html#cms00584">Harrisburg Cemetery</a>, Harrisburg, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000167">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408572">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10998152">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="929.22.57">Pearson, John S.</a> — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="311.72.62">Pearson, John W.</a> — of Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-lived.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/NH.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="733.88.13">Pearson, John W.</a> — of Lovell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/BH-lived.html">Big Horn County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/WY.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="002.33.85">Pearson, Johnny</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 37th District, 1988. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="865.06.56">Pearson, Joseph</a> — of Exeter, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/RO-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, N.H. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of New Hampshire</a>, 1786-1805. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="806.10.90">Pearson, Joseph</a> (1776-1834) — of North Carolina. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/RO-born.html">Rowan County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1776/index.html">1776</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a>, 1804-05; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a>, 1809-15 (at-large 1809-11, 10th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15). While in Congress, fought a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/duel-participants.html">duel</a> with <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#275.41.20">John George Jackson</a> of Virginia, and on the second fire wounded his opponent on the hip. Slaveowner. Died in Salisbury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/RO-died.html">Rowan County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/10-27.html">October 27, 1834</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">about 58 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Richmond Pearson and Sarah (Haden) Pearson; married to Ellen Brent and Catherine Worthington; great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#666.25.08">Peter Augustus Jay</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0003.html">Livingston-Schuyler family</a> of New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000168">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408573">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph Pearson">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="994.25.01">Pearson, Joseph</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CR-lived.html">Caroline County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Caroline County, 1845. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="149.93.00">Pearson, Joshua A.</a> — of Chester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Pa. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/chester.html#2">Chester, Pa.</a>, 1822-24. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="268.78.11">Pearson, Justice R.</a> — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 17th District, 1932. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="061.76.15">Pearson, Keith Nelson</a> (b. 1888) — also known as Keith N. Pearson — of Middlebury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/AD-lived.html">Addison County</a>, Vt. Born in Belmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-born.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/09-01.html">September 1, 1888</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a>, 1943-45; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/stsen.html">Vermont state senate</a> from Addison County, 1947. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="931.12.04">Pearson, L. W.</a> — of Virginia. Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="986.06.03">Pearson, Lawrence E.</a> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-parties.html">Chair of Marion County Republican Party</a>, 1952-54, 1969; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Marion County, 1970. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="321.52.98">Pearson, Lee R.</a> — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/CA.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="486.19.83">Pearson, Leopold L.</a> — of Flint, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/MI.html">1936</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="343.15.38">Pearson, Lola</a> — of Oklahoma City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/OK-lived.html">Oklahoma County</a>, Okla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/OK.html">1940</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="576.31.05">Pearson, Lynn Scott</a> — of Peoria, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-lived.html">Peoria County</a>, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/IL.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="638.82.61">Pearson, Maida</a> — of Germantown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SH-lived.html">Shelby County</a>, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/TN.html">1972</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="967.72.55">Pearson, Mary</a> — of Charleston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CH-lived.html">Charleston County</a>, S.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/SC.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="671.81.93">Pearson, Nels A.</a> — of Sheridan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/SH-lived.html">Sheridan County</a>, Wyo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/WY.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/WY.html">1940</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="796.30.47">Pearson, Orpealyer</a> — of Old Town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-lived.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/oldtown.html#2">Old Town, Maine</a>, 1856-60. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="729.34.48">Pearson, Osborne</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/sf-lived.html">San Francisco</a>, Calif.; Oakland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/CA.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/CA.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="777.60.32">Pearson, Patti</a> — of Nevis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/HU-lived.html">Hubbard County</a>, Minn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/MN.html">1928</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="033.22.61">Pearson, Paul H.</a> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SW-consuls.html ">Stockholm</a>, as of 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="342.35.87">Pearson, Paul Martin</a> (1871-1938) — Born in Litchfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/MY-born.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/10-22.html">October 22, 1871</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">College professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/writing.html">author</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands</a>, 1931-35; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">forced to resign</a> in July, 1935 during a Congressional <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">investigation</a> of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/misfeasance.html">financial mismanagement</a> in the Islands government. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, and died a month later, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/03-26.html">March 26, 1938</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 155 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SM-buried.html#cms01912">Cypress Lawn Memorial Park</a>, Colma, Calif. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Father of Drew Pearson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul Martin Pearson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/87655762">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="075.88.68">Pearson, R. Wade</a> — of Arlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-lived.html">Arlington County</a>, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/VA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, Ras L. See <a href="#872.19.28">Erasmus L. Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="800.37.68">Pearson, Ray</a> — of El Paso, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/EP-lived.html">El Paso County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/TX.html">1964</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/elpaso.html">mayor of El Paso, Tex.</a>, 1989. Still living as of 1989. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="525.31.95">Pearson, Rhoda</a> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 2nd District, 1938. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="515.78.76">Pearson, Richard</a> (b. 1853) — of Urban, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-lived.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CA-born.html">Canada</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/index.html">1853</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Sanilac County 2nd District, 1895-1900. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="037.88.34">Pearson, Richard T.</a> — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/pittsburgh.html#4">Mayor of Allegheny, Pa.</a>, 1887-88. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="308.58.55">Pearson, Richmond</a> (1852-1923) — of Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-lived.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/YA-born.html">Yadkin County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/01-26.html">January 26, 1852</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a>, 1884-86; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 9th District, 1895-99, 1900-01; U.S. Minister to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/IA-diplomats.html ">Persia</a>, 1902-07; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GC-diplomats.html ">Greece</a>, 1907-09; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/MN-diplomats.html ">Montenegro</a>, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/NC.html">1912</a>. Died in Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-died.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/09-12.html">September 12, 1923</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 229 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-buried.html#cms00551">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Asheville, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000169">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408574">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pearson-richmond ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="956.47.43">Pearson, Robert</a> — of Yonkers, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-lived.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/yonkers.html">mayor of Yonkers, N.Y.</a>, 1915, 1917, 1931; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Westchester County 4th District, 1918 (Socialist), 1922 (Farmer-Labor), 1927 (Socialist). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, Robert See <a href="#861.82.76">S. Robert Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, Robert See <a href="#777.26.76">W. Robert Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="141.73.87">Pearson, Robert A.</a> (b. 1868) — of Joplin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JS-lived.html">Jasper County</a>, Mo. Born in Colchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/MD-born.html">McDonough County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/09-07.html">September 7, 1868</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; circuit judge in Missouri 25th Circuit, 1917-18; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/cncn6.html">delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention</a> 28th District, 1922-23. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/11-08.html">November 8, 1904</a>, to Eva P. Barr.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="606.28.55">Pearson, Roger</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 4th District, 1988. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="428.88.61">Pearson, Ronald G.</a> — of Fairmont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MA-lived.html">Marion County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/trea.html">West Virginia state treasurer</a>, 1976. Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="861.82.76">Pearson, S. Robert</a> — of Webster, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/DY-lived.html">Day County</a>, S.Dak. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/sthse.html">South Dakota state house of representatives</a>, 1951-56 (35th District 1951-52, 33rd District 1953-56). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="200.27.52">Pearson, Susan E.</a> — of Old Town, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/PE-lived.html">Penobscot County</a>, Maine. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/oldtown.html#2">Old Town, Maine</a>, 1860-65. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="379.07.48">Pearson, T. G.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/GO-lived.html">Goodhue County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a>, 1871, 1877 (District 9 1871, District 17 1877). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="633.03.39">Pearson, Tage</a> — of Wilton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Wilton; elected 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="629.89.09">Pearson, Thomas</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CR-lived.html">Caroline County</a>, Md. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> from Caroline County, 1828. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="210.90.59">Pearson, Thomas</a> — of Sallisaw, Cherokee Nation County, Indian Territory (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/SQ-lived.html">Sequoyah County</a>, Okla.). Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/ofc/sallisaw.html#4">Sallisaw, Indian Territory</a>, 1888-90. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="947.00.67">Pearson, Vander</a> — of Fairbanks, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AK/FN-lived.html">Fairbanks North Star Borough</a>, Alaska. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/AK.html">1984</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="751.25.26">Pearson, W. H.</a> — of Burlingame, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SM-lived.html">San Mateo County</a>, Calif. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/burlingame.html">Mayor of Burlingame, Calif.</a>, 1916-22. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="777.26.76">Pearson, W. Robert</a> (b. 1943) — Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/index.html">1943</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/TK-diplomats.html ">Turkey</a>, 2000-03. Still living as of 2003. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/pearson-w-robert ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Pearson, Wade See <a href="#075.88.68">R. Wade Pearson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="486.67.65">Pearson, Wallace M.</a> (b. 1895) — of Kirksville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AD-lived.html">Adair County</a>, Mo. Born near Charlotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/EA-born.html">Eaton County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/07-12.html">July 12, 1895</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/chemical.html">Chemist</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">college professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">osteophatic physician</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Adair County, 1947-56; defeated, 1956. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-tau-delta.html">Delta Tau Delta</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="601.10.81">Pearson, Walter E.</a> — of Oregon. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/trea.html">Oregon state treasurer</a>, 1938-41; appointed 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="687.35.15">Pearson, Walter J.</a> — of Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-lived.html">Multnomah County</a>, Ore. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/ofc/trea.html">Oregon state treasurer</a>, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/OR.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/OR.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/OR.html">1964</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="390.73.35">Pearson, Wilbert C.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BU-lived.html">Buchanan County</a>, Mo. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Buchanan County 2nd District, 1929-30. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="217.70.15">Pearson, William B.</a> — of Minnesota. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/stsen.html">Minnesota state senate</a> 55th District, 1958. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="595.20.57">Pearson, William J.</a> (1860-1950) — of Boyne Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CX-lived.html">Charlevoix County</a>, Mich. Born in London, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/05-10.html">May 10, 1860</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">lumber business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CX-officials.html">Charlevoix County Sheriff</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CX-officials.html">Charlevoix County Register of Deeds</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Charlevoix County, 1909-12; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 29th District, 1923-26. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/index.html">1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">about 90 years</a>). 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