Lester Pearson
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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 w ....
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.... 1918. In November 1918 he enrolled in
the University of Toronto again. On June 5 1919 he graduated. Like many other
young veterans he was at a loss for something to do. Law was a respectable
profession at the time so he ground away at the ungrateful task of articling for
law. After a week he decided that business was more promising. He worked at a
number of places but in the end he decided to teach at the University of Toronto.
He taught history in the University of Toronto from 1924-19 ....
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