Background
Pearson, James Blackwood was born on May 7, 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
United States Senator from Kansas
Pearson, James Blackwood was born on May 7, 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Juris Doctor, University Virginia, 1950.
Assistant county attorney Johnson County, Kansas, 1952—1954. Probate county judge, 1954—1956. Member Kansas State Senate, 1956—1960.
United States Senator from Kansas, 1962—1978. Director East-West Institute, 1983—1991. Served in United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Children: James, William, Thomas, Laura.