The Lord Pearce | |
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| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 1962–1969 | |
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| Born | 9 February 1901 Sidcup, Kent England |
| Died | 26 November 1990 (aged 89) |
Edward Holroyd Pearce, Baron Pearce, PC (9 February 1901 – 26 November 1990) was a British barrister and judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1962 until 1969. In 1971–72, he chaired the Pearce Commission, which was charged with testing the acceptability of a proposed constitutional settlement in Rhodesia.[1][2]
- ^ Comyn, James. "Pearce, Edward Holroyd, Baron Pearce". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40093. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Lord Pearce". The Times. 28 November 1990. p. 20.