Lester B. Pearson lived from 1897-1972. He was born on April 23 1897, in Newtonbrooke
Ontario (now part of Toronto). He died on December 27 1972. He was born the son of a
Methodist parson. As a child he worked very hard in school, and he became one of the minority of
high school graduates who went on to college.
In his studies he went to Victoria College and the Methodist College inside the University of
Toronto. In his free time he played hockey and baseball. He then became a medical doctor in the
Royal Flying Corps. He was Private Pearson in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. This…
