Robert Pearson (stockbroker)
Scottish cricketer, lawyer, stockbroker
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Sir Robert Barclay Pearson (20 November 1871 – 12 February 1954) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, lawyer and stockbroker.
Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Marylebone, London, England
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| Full name | Robert Barclay Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1871 Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1954 (aged 82) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alexander Pearson (brother) Henry Foley (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Andrew Pearson, he was born in November 1871 at Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire. He was educated at Loretto School, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Essex at Leyton in 1894.[2] Batting twice in the match, Pearson was dismissed for 44 runs in the Oxford first innings by Charles Kortright, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler. He also bowled 21 wicketless overs across the match, conceding 35 runs.[3] A talented sportsman, Pearson also played golf for Oxford in the 1892 and 1894 University Golf Match, in addition to playing rugby union for Oxford University RFC. He was a member of the Brasenose College Boat Club, rowing twice for them in the Head of the River contest.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Pearson became a lawyer and was called to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 1891.[5] He later changed profession to become a stockbroker, which he did for 34 years. He was from 1938 to 1947 the chairman of the London Stock Exchange and was knighted in the 1944 New Year Honours.[5][6] Pearson died at Marylebone in February 1954.[4] Both his brother, Alexander, and son-in-law, Henry Foley, played first-class cricket.