Biography

1796 - 08/15/1873


PEARSON, Samuel J., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, circa 1796 in Pennsylvania; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1826-1827 and 1827-1828 terms; clerk, Spring Garden Township (1843); appointed, inspector, Port of Philadelphia Customs House (1844-1848); elected, assessor, Spring Garden Township (1850-1853); died, August 15, 1873 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.


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