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Lester Bowles Pearson
Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He also served as leader of the Liberal party from 1958 to 1968 and as leader of the Official Opposition from 1958 to 1963. Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of Toronto), Pearson pursued a career in the Department of External Affairs and served as the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1946. He entered politics in 1948 as Secretary of State for External Affairs, serving in that position until 1957 in the governments of William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent. In addition, Pearson was the seventh president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1952 to 1953. He was a candidate to become secretary-general of the United Nations in 1953, but was vetoed by the Soviet Union. He later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Les Pearson
Leslie "Les" Pearson (birth unknown – death unknown) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at club level for Salford Red Devils, Salford and Oldham RLFC as a wartime guest player, as a . Playing career Salford Pearson made his debut for Salford in October 1933. Les Pearson was one of the players who successfully toured in France with Salford in 1934, during which the Salford team earned the name "Les Diables Rouges", the seventeen players were; Joe Bradbury, Bob Brown (rugby league), Bob Brown, Aubrey Casewell, Paddy Dalton, Bert Day, Cliff Evans (rugby league), Cliff Evans, Jack Feetham, George Harris (rugby league), George Harris, Barney Hudson, Emlyn Jenkins, Alf Middleton, Sammy Miller (rugby league), Sammy Miller, Harold Osbaldestin, Les Pearson, Gus Risman, Billy Watkins (rugby, born c. 1910), Billy Watkins and Billy Williams (rugby, born 1905), Billy Williams. Pearson played in Salford Red Devils, Salford's 3–15 defeat by Wig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
