About Robert Pearson
Lived 1879 – 1956 (aged 77). Robert Pearson was a Canadian politician.
Captain Robert Pearson (May 18, 1879 – July 3, 1956) was a Canadian soldier and politician from Alberta. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for two terms, from 1917 to 1926.
Early life Robert Pearson was born May 18, 1879, in Ethel, Ontario, to Robert Pearson and Susan Musgrove, he was educated at Listowel High School, and later attended Toronto University attaining a Bachelor of Arts. Pearson married Beulah P. Colling on September 16, 1908, and have one daughter. During the First World War, he served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force 49th Battalion and 31st Battalion, being promoted to the rank of captain. He did not run in 1926 and retired from the legislature at that time.
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Canadian politician
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Robert Pearson was born on 18 May 1879 in Ethel.
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Robert Pearson died on 3 July 1956 in Calgary.
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Robert Pearson was a politician.
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