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 | ||||||
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)