Thomas Pearson (British Columbia politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1859–1939)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Thomas Pearson

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| image = British Columbia politician Thomas Pearson.png

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

| predecessor = Gerald Grattan McGeer

| successor =

| term_start = 1920

| term_end = 1924

| constituency = Richmond

| birth_name=

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1859|3|5}}

| birth_place = Rawdon, Quebec

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|07|25|1859|3|5}}

| death_place = Rawdon, Quebec

| nationality =

| spouse = {{Marriage|Eleanor Pringle|September 20, 1883|September 21, 1930|end=d.}}

| party = Conservative

| relations =

| occupation = Manager

| children = 7

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Thomas Pearson (March 5, 1859 – July 25, 1939) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1920 until his retirement at the 1924 provincial election, from the electoral district of Richmond, a member of the Conservative Party. He previously served as reeve of Point Grey, British Columbia in 1920 and as a councillor from 1916 to 1919.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JagKAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA478 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Guide |publisher=Gale Canada |page=478 |year=1923 |access-date=2020-07-16 |via=Google Books}}[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRF-Q5B Death registration]

He married Montreal native Eleanor Pringle on September 20, 1883. She died on September 21, 1930.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55500227/william-davis-is-dead-in-77th-year/ |title=William Davis is Dead in 77th Year |newspaper=The Gazette |page=8 |date=1930-09-23 |access-date=2020-07-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}

He died at his home in Rawdon on July 25, 1939.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55499834/thomas-pearson-removed-by-death/ |title=Thomas Pearson Removed By Death |newspaper=The Province |page=9 |date=1939-07-26 |access-date=2020-07-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}