Edward Pearce, Baron Pearce

The Lord Pearce
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
1962–1969
Personal details
Born9 February 1901
Sidcup, Kent England
Died26 November 1990(1990-11-26) (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]

  1. ^ 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.)
  2. ^ "Lord Pearce". The Times. 28 November 1990. p. 20.