Person:James Pearce (40)

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James Alfred Pearce, LL.D.
b.2 Apr 1840 Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
d.9 Dec 1920 Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1829
  1. Charlotte Augusta Lennox Pearce1839 - 1915
  2. James Alfred Pearce, LL.D.1840 - 1920
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  • H.  James Alfred Pearce, LL.D.1840 - 1920
  • W.  Eunice Rasin1843 - 1920
m. 1 Nov 1866
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Name James Alfred Pearce, LL.D.
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Apr 1840 Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Marriage 1 Nov 1866 to Eunice Rasin
Death? 9 Dec 1920 Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United Statesdied of pneumonia
Burial[3] Chester Cemetery, Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Reference Number Q18377887 (Wikidata)
References
  1.   James Alfred Pearce (judge), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Oct 2022.

    James Alfred Pearce (April 2, 1840 – December 9, 1920)[1] was an American lawyer, and was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1897 to 1912. ...

  2.   James Alfred Pearce (1840-1920) MSA SC 3520-13621 [1], in Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series).

    Born April 2, 1840 in Chestertown, Maryland. Son of James Alfred Pearce (1805-1862) and Martha J. (Laird) Pearce. Attended Washington College, Chestertown; Princeton University, B.A., 1860, M.A., 1863; St. John's College, Annapolis, LL.D., 1904. Admitted to the Maryland bar, 1864. Married Eunice Rasin on November 1, 1866. Honorary doctor of laws, Princeton University, 1915. Died of pneumonia December 9, 1920 in Chestertown.

    Taught at Washington College, Chestertown. Practiced law in Chestertown, 1864-1897. Secretary, board of trustees of Washington College, 1864-1897; president of the board, 1903-. State's Attorney for Kent County, 1867-1875. Member of the Board of School Commissioners for Chestertown and for Kent County, ten years. Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1897-1912. Chancellor, Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Easton, c. 1883-1920. Chair, Public Service Commission, 1908-1912. In 1910 the Maryland legislature passed a resolution allowing him to remain on the bench despite him having reached the legal retirement age. Member, Goodnow Economy and Efficiency Commission, 1915.

  3. ↑ 155192318 , in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Oct 2022.
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