George F. Pearson
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Rear Admiral George Frederick Pearson |
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| Born | 1799 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Died | 1867 (aged 67–68) Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1815–1866 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
George Frederick Pearson (1799–1867) was Rear-Admiral of the United States Navy, commanding the Pacific Squadron during the later part of the American Civil War.
George F. Pearson was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1799 but lived most of his life in Massachusetts. He entered the U.S. Navy on March 11, 1815, as a midshipman, and his first ship was the frigate United States. In 1820 Midshipman Pearson served on the ship of the line Independence. In 1822 he was on the ship of the line Franklin and passed for promotion at the West Indies station.
Pearson was commissioned Lieutenant on January 13, 1825, and was given duty on the West Indies station. Lt. Pearson's assignment was on the schooner Porpoise in the Mediterranean in 1826. In 1828, he was with the Mediterranean Squadron on the sloop-of-war Ontario. In 1829 he took a leave of absence which lasted until 1831 when he joined the sloop of war Boston on the Mediterranean Station. From 1832 to 1836, he was again on leave, or waiting for orders or stationed as Ordinary at Boston until he was assigned to the Constellation the flagship for Commodore Alexander Dallas of the West Indies Squadron, where it conducted operations supporting the Second Seminole War.
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