Alfred Pearson (politician)

Alfred Pearson (1850 – April 19, 1921) was an entrepreneur and politician who served as the 11th Mayor of Winnipeg.

Pearson was born in Bannington, Warwickshire, England and emigrated to Canada as a young adult. He settled in Winnipeg and started a general store with a business partner. In 1890, he was elected to Mayor in 1890 and served until 1891.

The next year, he moved to Chicago and became an investment broker. He died in Los Angeles, where he'd moved as a result of a bout of pneumonia.