Frederick M. Pearson
Frederick M Pearson (February 13, 1827 – 1876) was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure. He represented Colchester in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1870 to 1874.[1]
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of John Pearson and Esther McElhenny, in 1827. In 1850, he married Eliza Crowe.[2] Pearson operated a business importing and exporting goods, and also built ships at Masstown; he later stopped building ships and moved the importing and exporting business to Truro.[3] He also served as a justice of the peace.[4] He was elected in an 1870 by-election after Adams George Archibald resigned his seat to become Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories; he was reelected in 1872.[1]
His son, Benjamin later represented Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
References
- 1 2 Frederick M. Pearson – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Johnson, J. K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑
- Marchildon, Gregory P (1987). "Benjamin Franklin Pearson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
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| Preceded by Adams George Archibald |
Member of Parliament for Colchester 1870–1874 |
Succeeded by Thomas McKay |