After graduating from Oxford, Pearson became a lawyer and was called to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 1891.[5] He later changed profession to become a stockbroker, which he did for 34 years. He was from 1938 to 1947 the chairman of the London Stock Exchange and was knighted in the 1944 New Year Honours.[5][6] Pearson died at Marylebone in February 1954.[4] Both his brother, Alexander, and son-in-law, Henry Foley, played first-class cricket.
Referencesedit
^Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford Men and Their Colleges. James Parker & Co. p. 384.
^"First-Class Matches played by Robert Pearson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^"Essex v Oxford University, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ ab"Wisden - Obituaries in 1954". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
robert, pearson, stockbroker, robert, barclay, pearson, november, 1871, february, 1954, scottish, first, class, cricketer, lawyer, stockbroker, robert, pearsonpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, barclay, pearsonborn20, november, 1871laurencekirk, kincardine. Sir Robert Barclay Pearson 20 November 1871 12 February 1954 was a Scottish first class cricketer lawyer and stockbroker Robert PearsonPersonal informationFull nameRobert Barclay PearsonBorn20 November 1871Laurencekirk Kincardineshire ScotlandDied12 February 1954 1954 02 12 aged 82 Marylebone London EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm slowRelationsAlexander Pearson brother Henry Foley son in law Domestic team informationYearsTeam1894Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 48Batting average 24 00100s 50s Top score 44Balls bowled 105Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 4 July 2020 The son of Andrew Pearson he was born in November 1871 at Laurencekirk Kincardineshire He was educated at Loretto School before going up to Brasenose College Oxford 1 While studying at Oxford he made a single appearance in first class cricket for Oxford University against Essex at Leyton in 1894 2 Batting twice in the match Pearson was dismissed for 44 runs in the Oxford first innings by Charles Kortright while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler He also bowled 21 wicketless overs across the match conceding 35 runs 3 A talented sportsman Pearson also played golf for Oxford in the 1892 and 1894 University Golf Match in addition to playing rugby union for Oxford University RFC He was a member of the Brasenose College Boat Club rowing twice for them in the Head of the River contest 4 After graduating from Oxford Pearson became a lawyer and was called to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 1891 5 He later changed profession to become a stockbroker which he did for 34 years He was from 1938 to 1947 the chairman of the London Stock Exchange and was knighted in the 1944 New Year Honours 5 6 Pearson died at Marylebone in February 1954 4 Both his brother Alexander and son in law Henry Foley played first class cricket References edit Foster Joseph 1893 Oxford Men and Their Colleges James Parker amp Co p 384 First Class Matches played by Robert Pearson CricketArchive Retrieved 4 July 2020 Essex v Oxford University 1894 CricketArchive Retrieved 4 July 2020 a b Wisden Obituaries in 1954 ESPNcricinfo 4 December 2005 Retrieved 4 July 2020 a b Sir Robert Pearson Birmingham Daily Post 13 February 1954 p 14 No 36309 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1943 p 2 External links editRobert Pearson at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Pearson stockbroker amp oldid 1209283179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
