John James Pearson
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Biography
Pearson was born near Darby in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to Bevan and Anne (Warner) Pearson. He moved with his parents to Mercer, Pennsylvania, in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1822 and commenced practice in Mercer County.
He married Ellen Hays on October 13, 1828. She died in February 1840, and he remarried to Mary Harris Briggs on July 12, 1842.[1]
He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Banks and served from December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1837. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1836.
He resumed the practice of law and served as a Whig member of Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1838 to 1842.[2] He was appointed president judge of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties on April 7, 1849, and served until January 1, 1882.
He died at his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1888, and was interred in Mount Kalmia Cemetery.[1]
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Sources
Further reading
- Pearson, William. Decisions of the Honorable John J. Pearson: Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Rees Welsh & Co., Philadelphia. 1880)
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