Background
Pearson was born in Chesterfield, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Canada in 1888.
Pearson was born in Chesterfield, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Canada in 1888.
Curry departed, and from 1893 through 1896 that office was known as Darling, Sproatt & Pearson, then finally stabilised into the successful and long-lasting Pearson and Darling from 1897 through Pearson"s death in 1940 and buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The previous Centre Block burned in 1916, entirely destroyed except for the Library of Parliament. By 1920 the Centre Block was rebuilt with a design by Pearson and collaborator Jean Omer Marchand of Montreal.
The Peace Tower commemorating the end of the First World War was completed in 1927.
Pearson was the first Vice-President of Ontario Association of Architects (1902). He died in Toronto, aged 72.
