William B. C. Pearsons

William Baron Chapin Pearsons
Wood-engraving of William B. C. Pearsons, c. 1874
1st Mayor of the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts
In office
1874–1876
Commissioner of the Holyoke Water Works
In office
1872-1874
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1863
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1860
Personal details
BornDecember 19, 1825
Fairlee, Vermont, US
DiedMarch 3, 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 72)
Holyoke, Massachusetts, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah E. Taylor (m. 1857)
Children3
Alma materHarvard University (LLB)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnion
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1864–1865
RankMajor, Paymaster
Commands13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

William Baron Chapin Pearsons (December 19, 1824 – March 3, 1898), was an American politician, lawyer, judge, fire chief, soldier, and the first mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts.