Pearson, Thomas, 1893-1963.

Pearson, of Asheville, N.C., was an economic advisor to several foreign countries, especially Persia (later Iran), 1922-1927; the Dominican Republic, 1937-1941; and Haiti, 1941-1947.

From the description of Thomas Pearson papers, 1916-1963 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25533719

• 24 June 1893: Thomas Pearson born in Asheville, N.C., to Richmond Pearson (1852-1923) and Gabrielle Thomas Pearson
• 1911: Graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.
• 1915: Graduated from Princeton University
• 1916: 1919 - 1920 : Worked for American International Corporation, New York
• 1917 - 1919 : Officer, United States Army, American Expeditionary Force
• 1920 - 1921 : Foreign trade editor, New York Evening Post
• 1922 - 1927 : Director of Civil Service Administration for the Persian Ministry of Finance
• 1929 - 1931 : Worked for International Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
• 1931 - 1936 : International Chamber of Commerce and American Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France
• 1937 - 1939 : Deputy general receiver of Dominican customs
• 1939 - 1941 : General receiver of Dominican customs
• 1941 - 1947 : Board member and vice president of the fiscal department, National Bank of Haiti
• 1948 - 1951 : Deputy Director of economic research for Central Bank of Dominican Republic
• 1951: President and acting director of Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano
• 1951: Retirement and return to Asheville, N.C.
• 16 April 1963: Death

From the guide to the Thomas Pearson Papers, ., 1916-1963, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)