Albert J. Pearson

Albert Jackson Pearson (May 20, 1846 – May 15, 1905) was a soldier, attorney, judge, and two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Albert Jackson Pearson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	Joseph D. Taylor
Succeeded by	James A. D. Richards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Lewis P. Ohliger
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Danford
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 18th district
In office January 2, 1882 – January 6, 1884
Preceded by	Beriah Wilkins
Succeeded by	William S. Crowell
Personal details
Born	May 20, 1846 Centerville, Ohio
Died	May 15, 1905 (aged 58) Woodsfield, Ohio
Resting place	Woodsfield Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	National Normal University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	private
Unit	186th Ohio Infantry

Biography

Born in Centerville, Ohio, Pearson moved with his parents to Beallsville, Ohio at an early age. He attended the common schools and the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio.

Pearson served as a private in Company I, One Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War.

He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Woodsfield, Ohio. He served as the prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Ohio, from 1871 to 1877. He served as member of the Ohio Senate in 1881 and 1882. He was a probate judge of Monroe County from 1884 to 1890.

Pearson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress, and instead resumed the practice of his profession.

Pearson died in Woodsfield on May 15, 1905, and was interred in Woodsfield Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Albert J. Pearson (id: P000164)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-09-27

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