Frederick M. Pearson
Frederick M Pearson (February 13, 1827 – April 21, 1875) was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure. He represented Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada 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.
| By-election on 9 September 1869
On Mr. McLellan being called to the Senate, August 1869 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Adams George Archibald | 1,585 | |||
| Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,230 | |||
| By-election on 8 November 1870
On Mr. Archibald being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, May 1870 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,672 | |||
| Unknown | R. Chambers | 268 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,634 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.F. Blanchard | 1,209 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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 (1998). "Pearson, Benjamin Franklin". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 134.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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