Pearson, Charles Henry (1830 - 1894)
- Born
- 7 September 1830
London, Middlesex, England - Died
- 29 May 1894
South Kensington, London, England - Summary
As honorary trustee of the Melbourne Public Library, Museums and National Gallery, Charles Pearson played a key role in raising funds for the new working men's college in Melbourne (Tregenza, 2006).
Related Entities
Archival Resources
The National Archives, Kew
- Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Records, 1840 - 2010, WORK 97; The National Archives, Kew. Details
Published Resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Death of Dr. Pearson.', The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria), 2 June 1894, p. 7. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8673278. Details
- 'The Late Dr. Pearson.', Leader (Melbourne, Victoria), 9 June 1894, pp. 30-31. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196848950. Details
- 'Death of Dr. Pearson.', The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June 1894, p. 9. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13953714. Details
Webpages
- Tregenza, John M., Pearson, Charles Henry (1830-1894), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pearson-charles-henry-4382. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Records, 1840 - 2010, WORK 97; The National Archives, Kew; Tregenza, John M., Pearson, Charles Henry (1830-1894), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pearson-charles-henry-4382.
Created: 9 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024