RA Collection: People and Organisations
Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, GCVO, PC, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt between 1894 and 1910, and as Lord Cowdray between 1910 and 1917, was a British engineer, oil industrialist, benefactor and Liberal politician. He was the owner of the Pearson conglomerate.
Born: 15 July 1856 in West Yorkshire
Died: 1 May 1927
Nationality: British
Gender: Male