| LC control no. | n 89606373 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pearson, John J. (John James), 1800-1888 |
| Variant(s) | Pearson, John James, 1800-1888 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1800-10-25 |
| Death date | 1888-05-30 |
| Place of birth | Delaware County (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Harrisburg (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators--United States Judges |
| Found in | nuc89-10634: Pearson, W. Decisions of the Honorable John ... [MI] 1879-1880 (hdg. on MiU-L rept.: Pearson, John J. (John James), 1800-1888; usage: John J. Pearson) book t.p. (Honorable John J. Pearson, judge of the 12th Jud. Dist.) Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress , via WWW, July 31, 2020 (Pearson, John James (1800-1888); Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Darby, Delaware County, Pa., October 25, 1800; moved with his parents to Mercer, Pa., in 1805; attended private schools and a grammar boarding school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in August 1822 and commenced practice in Mercer County; 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; was not a candidate for renomination in 1836; resumed the practice of law; member of state senate 1838-1842; appointed president judge of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, Pa., April 7, 1849, and served until January 1, 1882; died in Harrisburg, Pa., May 30, 1888) |
| Associated language | eng |
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