There have been three baronetcies for persons with the surname Pearson, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Pearson Baronetcy, of Cowdray in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 June 1894. For more information on this creation, see

Viscount Cowdray Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson, 1st Baron Cowdray, head of the Pearson conglomerate. He had already been creat ...

. The Pearson Baronetcy, of St Dunstan's in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 July 1916 for the newspaper magnate and publisher

Arthur Pearson Arthur Pearson may refer to: * Arthur Pearson (British politician) (1897–1980), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, 1938–1970 * Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866–1921), British newspaper magnate and publisher * Arth ...

. He was the founder of the '' Daily Express''. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second baronet, in 1982. Ethel, Lady Pearson, second wife of the first baronet and mother of the second baronet, was a humanitarian. The Pearson Baronetcy, of Gressingham in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 December 1964 for

Francis Pearson Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson, 1st Baronet, (13 June 1911 – 17 February 1991) was a British colonial administrator, farmer and politician. Colonial service Pearson attended Uppingham School in Rutland, and then Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He wa ...

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. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second baronet, who succeeded in 1991.

Pearson baronets, of Cowdray (1894)

*see

Pearson baronets of St Dunstan's (1916)

* Sir (Cyril) Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866–1921) * Sir Neville Arthur Pearson, 2nd Baronet (1898–1982)

Pearson baronets, of Gressingham (1964)

* Sir Francis Fenwick Pearson, 1st Baronet (1911–1991) *Sir Francis Nicholas Fraser Pearson, 2nd Baronet (born 1943)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom