Charles Pearson, Lord Pearson

For other people named Charles Pearson, see Charles Pearson (disambiguation).

Sir Charles John Pearson (1843–1910) was a Scottish politician and judge.

Educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he was called to the English and Scottish bars in 1870. He was knighted in 1887. He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Bute from 1888 and Perthshire from 1889. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities from 1890 to 1896. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1890.

He held office in Salisbury's administrations as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1890 to 1891, and as Lord Advocate from 1891 to 1892 and again from 1895 to 1896. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1891. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Pearson, in 1896.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Moir Tod Stormonth Darling	Member of Parliament for Edinburgh & St Andrews Universities 1890 – 1896	Succeeded by William Overend Priestley
Legal offices
Preceded by Moir Stormonth Darling	Solicitor General for Scotland 1890-1891	Succeeded by Andrew Murray
Preceded by James Robertson	Lord Advocate 1891-1892	Succeeded by John Blair Balfour
Preceded by John Blair Balfour	Lord Advocate 1895-1896	Succeeded by Andrew Graham Murray

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Name	Pearson,Charles John
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Date of birth	1843
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Date of death	1910
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