The Lord Pearce | |
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
In office 1962–1969 | |
Personal details | |
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]