Gardner W. Pearson
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Gardner W. Pearson | |
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| Adjutant General of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1911 – May 1, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Cole |
| In office August 6, 1916 – March 16, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Cole |
| Succeeded by | Jesse F. Stevens |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 7th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1920–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Edward B. Eames |
| Succeeded by | Charles P. Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1869 |
| Died | June 23, 1953 (aged 83) Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Hildreth Cemetery Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Party | Democratic Party (1890–1916) Republican Party (1916–1953) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Gardner Whitman Pearson (September 4, 1869 – June 23, 1953) was an American military officer and politician who served as Adjutant General of Massachusetts from 1911 to 1914 and 1916 to 1917.
Pearson was born on September 4, 1869, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year before transferring to Harvard Law School. He then studied law in the office of his uncle, Benjamin Butler, until his admission to the bar in 1891. He formed a partnership with his brother, Fisher H. Pearson.[2]
Politics
Pearson was an active member of the Democratic Party who served two years as chairman of the Lowell Democratic committee and was a member of the Democratic state central committee.[3] In 1894, based on the recommendation of Congressman Moses T. Stevens, president Grover Cleveland appointed the 24-year old Pearson to the position of Lowell postmaster.[4] He resigned his commission in 1898 to fight in the Spanish–American War. In 1900, Pearson was a member of the Lowell board of aldermen.[1]