PEARSON, JOHN NORMAN (son of John Pearson, surgeon 1758–1826).
_b._ 7 Dec. 1787; educ. Trin. coll. Camb., Hulsean prizeman
1807; B.A. 1809, M.A. 1812; chaplain to marquess of Wellesley;
the first principal of the Church Missionary society’s college
at Islington 1826–39; V. of Holy Trinity church Tunbridge
Wells 1839–53; author of A critical essay on the ninth book of
Warburton’s Divine legation of Moses, Cambridge 1808; Christ
crucified: or some passages of the sufferings of our Lord Jesus
Christ, devotionally and practically considered 1826; The candle
of the Lord uncovered, or the bible rescued from papal thraldom
by the Reformation 1835; The days in paradise 1854. _d._ Bower
hall, near Steeple Bumpstead, Essex 4 Oct. 1865. _G.M. ii_ 792
(1865).
PEARSON, JOSIAH BROWN (son of Benjamin Pearson). _b._
Chesterfield 1841; educ. Chesterfield gram. sch.; scholar
St. John’s coll. Camb.; a first in the moral science tripos
1864; B.A. 1864, M.A. 1867, LL.M. 1871, LL.D. 1874, D.D.
1880; fellow of St. John’s 1864–80, lecturer 1864–71; C. of
St. Michael, Camb. 1865–7; C. of St. Andrew the great, Camb.
1867–9; V. of Horningsea, Cambs. 1871–4; Whitehall preacher
1872–4; Hulsean lecturer and Ramsden preacher 1872; V. of Newark
1874–80; commissioner to bishop of Melbourne 1876–80; bishop
of Newcastle, New South Wales 1880, consecrated in St. Paul’s
cathedral 1 May 1880, resigned Nov. 1890; V. of Leck Kirkby,
Lonsdale 1893 to death; author of The divine personality, the
Burney prize essay 1865; Creed or no creed, three sermons 1871;
Disciples in doubt, five sermons 1879. _d._ Leck vicarage 10
March 1895.
PEARSON, JULIUS ALEXANDER. _b._ 1839; educ. King’s coll. London;
LL.D.; admitted solicitor 1862; practised at 46 Hyde park sq.
London 1864; junior partner in Cope, Rose, and Pearson 26 Great
George st. Westminster 1867 to death; contributed to Gent. Mag.,
and Notes and Queries, chiefly upon heraldic matters; F.S.A.
7 June 1866. _d._ Surbiton, Surrey 29 April 1871. _Solicitors’
Journal xv_ 511 (1871).
PEARSON, RICHARD LYONS OTWAY (son of Henry Shepherd Pearson).
_b._ 1831; educ. Eton and at Sandhurst; ensign 95 foot 10 Dec.
1847; captain 7 foot 29 Dec. 1854; lieut. grenadier guards
20 July 1855, captain 27 Dec. 1864, sold out 2 Jany. 1869;
aide-de-camp to sir George Brown during Crimean war 1854–5,
present at Alma, Inkerman, the expedition to Kertch, and the
siege of Sebastopol, medal with 3 clasps; assistant commissioner
of metropolitan police 1 July 1881 to death; C.B. 21 June 1887.
_d._ 57 Warwick sq. London 30 May 1890.
PEARSON, THOMAS HOOKE (son of John Pearson, advocate-general of
India). _b._ June 1806; educ. Eton; cornet 11 light dragoons
14 March 1825; served at siege of Bhurtpore Nov. 1825; captain
59 foot 23 Aug. 1831; captain 16 lancers 9 Dec. 1831, major 23
April 1847, placed on h.p. 7 April 1848; served at battle of
Maharajpore 29 Dec. 1843 and in the first Sikh war; commanded
his regiment during latter part of battle of Aliwal (and saved
the battle by a spirited cavalry charge) 28 Jany. 1846, and
at Sobraon 10 Feb. 1846; on retired list as L.G. 1 Oct. 1877;
honorary general 1 July 1881; colonel 12 lancers 4 Feb. 1879 to
death; C.B. 2 June 1869; won the One thousand guineas, Great
Yorkshire stakes, St. Leger and Doncaster cup with Achievement
1867, her foals did not live and she died in 1872. _d._ The
Hasells, Sandy, Beds. 29 April 1892. _Times 3 May 1892 p._ 10.
PEARSON, WILLIAM (son of capt. Hugh Pearson, R.N.) _b._ Hilton,
Kilmany, Fifeshire 20 Sept. 1818; a squatter in Gippsland,
Australia 1841, owning Lindenow and Kilmany park stations;
member for North Gippsland to legislative assembly 1868 and
1871; member for the Eastern province in legislative council;
largest shareholder in Long tunnel gold mine, Walhalla; a
breeder of race horses from 1842; a winner of several hundred
races; great supporter of the turf in Victoria; an exceedingly
wealthy man. _d._ Melbourne Sept. 1893.
PEARSON-GEE, ARTHUR BEILBY (elder son of Wm. Pearson, Q.C., _b._
1824). _b._ 2 Nov. 1855; educ. Rugby and Trin. hall, Camb., B.A.
1877; barrister I.T. 25 June 1879; went north eastern circuit;
member of joint legal board of examiners 1881 to death; assumed
additional surname of Gee by R.L. 15 Jany. 1885; edited J. P.
Benjamin’s Treatise on the law of sale of personal property, 3
ed. 1883, and 4 ed. 1888; author with H. F. Boyd of Factors acts
1823 to 1877, 1884, and alone of The new factors acts annotated