John James Pearson (October 25, 1800 – May 30, 1888) was an American politician and judge from

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who served as an

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member of the

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Biography

Pearson was born near Darby in

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to Bevan and Anne (Warner) Pearson. He moved with his parents to

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, in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1822 and commenced practice in

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. He was elected as an

to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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and served from December 5, 1836, to March 3, 1837. He was not a candidate for renomination in

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. He resumed the practice of law and served as a Whig member of

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for the 20th district from 1838 to 1842. He was appointed president judge of Dauphin and

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Counties on April 7, 1849, and served until January 1, 1882. He died in

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, in 1888 and was interred in Mount Kalmia Cemetery.

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