Josiah Williams Pearce

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Josiah Williams Pearce
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Ontario MPP
In office
1902–1911
Preceded by
Succeeded byJohn Robert Cooke
ConstituencyHastings North
Personal details
Born(1850-01-18)January 18, 1850
Norwood, Ontario
DiedMay 25, 1938(1938-05-25) (aged 88)
Belleville, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Bessie Bramley (m. 1877)
Julia C. Houston (m. 1891)
Mary Pearce
OccupationMerchant

Josiah Williams "Si" Pearce (January 18, 1850 – May 25, 1938) was a merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1911 as a Conservative member.[1][2]

The son of Peter Pearce and Almira Edmonds, he was born in Norwood and was educated there. Pearce began working as a clerk in a general store there, later moving to Marmora, where he opened his own business.[1] He served as reeve for Marmora from 1890 to 1893 and from 1895 to 1902, and was warden for Hastings County in 1901. He was also secretary-treasurer for the Pearce Lumber Company. Pearce built the first retail mall in Marmora which included a bakery, a livery store and the town newspaper office.[2]

Pearce was married three times: first to Bessie Bramley in 1877, then to Julia C. Houston in 1891[1] and finally to Mary.[2]

From 1911 to 1923, he was bursar for the Ontario School for the Deaf in Belleville. Pearce died in Belleville at the age of 88.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada.
  2. ^ a b c d "5 Bursthall St". Marmora Historical Foundation.

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