Sir (Cyril) Arthur Pearson, 1st Bt Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir (Cyril) Arthur Pearson, 1st Bt NPG x90931

© National Portrait Gallery, London

copy by Elliott & Fry

Born in Wookey, Somerset, he attended Winchester College in Hampshire. His first job was as a journalist working for George Newnes on Tit-Bits magazine. In 1890, Pearson formed his own publishing business creating the periodical journal Pearson's Weekly, the first issue selling a quarter of a million copies. Purchasing the Morning Herald he merged it into his new creation the Daily Express. An active philanthropist, he established Pearson's Holiday Fund to enable disadvantaged children to partake in outdoor activities. He lost his sight due... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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