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Aylmer Cavendish Pearson CMG (5 August 1876 – 15 March 1926) was a British colonial administrative officer who served as Governor of North Borneo from 1915–1922 and from 1925–26.
Early life and education
Pearson was born on 5 August 1876, the son of Colonel Hugh Pearson. He was educated at Felsted School, and at Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
Pearson joined the British North Borneo Service in 1897 as a cadet. He served in various posts including assistant Treasurer (1899); Resident, Kudat (1901); Secretary to the Government (1904); sessions judge (1905); member of the Executive Council (1906); acting Judicial Commissioner and acting Commissioner of Lands (1908); Secretary to the Government and judge of the High Court of North Borneo (1909).
In 1910 and 1911, he was appointed acting Governor of North Borneo. He served two terms as Governor of North Borneo; from 1915 to 1922, and from 1925 to 1926.
Personal life and death
Pearson married Violet, daughter of Edward Gueritz in 1907 and they had a daughter. He died on 15 March 1926 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, aged 49.
Honours
Pearson was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1919 New Years Honours.