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Dowson, Sir Ernest MacLeod (1876–1950), colonial administrator and expert on land registration  

Martin Bunton

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Dowson, Sir Ernest MacLeod (1876–1950), colonial administrator and expert on land registration, was born on 19 November 1876 in India, the only son of Ernest Dowson, superintendent of the Indian government telegraph department. He was educated at the Isle of Wight College and the ...

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Pearson, Charles (1793–1862), lawyer and urban reformer  

Michael Robbins

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Pearson, Charles (1793–1862), lawyer and urban reformer, was born on 4 October 1793 at 25 Clement's Lane, London, son of Thomas Pearson, upholsterer and feather merchant, and his wife, Sarah. Educated at Eastbourne, Sussex, he was initially apprenticed to his father, but was admitted solicitor in 1816, and developed an extensive practice. He was made free of the ...