There have been three baronetcies for persons with the surname Pearson, all in the

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. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Pearson Baronetcy, of Cowdray in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 June 1894. For more information on this creation, see Viscount Cowdray. The Pearson Baronetcy, of St Dunstan's in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 July 1916 for the newspaper magnate and publisher Arthur Pearson. He was the founder of the ''

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''. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second baronet, in 1982. Ethel, Lady Pearson, second wife of the first baronet and mother of the second baronet, was a humanitarian. The Pearson Baronetcy, of Gressingham in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 December 1964 for Francis Pearson, Conservative member of parliament for Clitheroe. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second baronet, who succeeded in 1991.

Pearson baronets, of Cowdray (1894)

*see Viscount Cowdray

Pearson baronets of St Dunstan's (1916)

* Sir (Cyril) Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866–1921) *

Sir Neville Arthur Pearson, 2nd Baronet Sir Neville Arthur Pearson, 2nd Baronet (13 February 1898 – 6 November 1982) was a British newspaper publisher. Born in Frensham, Surrey, he was the son of the British newspaper magnate Sir C. Arthur and Dame Ethel (Fraser) Pearson. His fath ...

(1898–1982)

Pearson baronets, of Gressingham (1964)

* Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson, 1st Baronet (1911–1991) *Sir Francis Nicholas Fraser Pearson, 2nd Baronet (born 1943)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom