Charles Anthony Pearson
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The Hon Charles Pearson (born 1956) is the younger son of the Third Viscount Cowdray
and owner of Dunecht estate
in Aberdeenshire.
and his wife Elizabeth (née Mather-Jackson) daughter of Sir Anthony Mather-Jackson, 6th Baronet. Charles Pearson was educated at Harrow School
.
He is the principal partner in the Dunecht Home Farms Partnership, a farming business operating over 3000 acres (12.1 km²) in Aberdeenshire. Enterprises on the farm include cereals, oilseed rape, beef cattle and sheep.
Charles Pearson and his immediate family are owners of Dunecht Estates, a diverse rural property based in Aberdeenshire and Kincardenshire. Dunecht Estates extends to 53000 acres (214.5 km²) and comprises seven estates - Dunecht Estate
, Ramoir and Campfield Estate, Dunnottar Castle
, Forest of Birse
, Edinglassie Estate, West Durris Estate and Bucharn Estate. Interests on the Estates include farming, forestry, field sports, minerals, let houses, commercial property, tourism and development land.
His leisure interests include shooting, fishing, walking and riding. He is also the holder of a UK ATPL/H/IR.
Charles Pearson and his family recently won a ten year battle against the Ramblers Association and West Sussex County Council
to more rights of way at Pitshill
House, Tillington, West Sussex which will allow restoration of this important Grade II* listed building and its surrounding listed parkland.
Viscount Cowdray
Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of West Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson, 1st Baron Cowdray, head of the Pearson conglomerate...
and owner of Dunecht estate
Dunecht estate
The Dunecht Estate is one of the largest private estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at . It is owned by The Hon Charles Anthony Pearson, the younger son of the 3rd Viscount Cowdray...
in Aberdeenshire.
Early life and education
Charles Pearson is the younger son of the Third Viscount CowdrayViscount Cowdray
Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of West Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson, 1st Baron Cowdray, head of the Pearson conglomerate...
and his wife Elizabeth (née Mather-Jackson) daughter of Sir Anthony Mather-Jackson, 6th Baronet. Charles Pearson was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
.
Marriage and Family
In 1992 Charles Pearson married Baroness Benedicte Blixen-Finecke, daughter of Ifver Iuul. They have two children Carinthia (b 1993) and George (b 1995) and live in West Sussex and in Aberdeenshire.Business
Charles Pearson is a Director of The Dickinson Trust Ltd, The Cowdray Estate Trust Ltd and the Cabardunn Development Company Ltd.He is the principal partner in the Dunecht Home Farms Partnership, a farming business operating over 3000 acres (12.1 km²) in Aberdeenshire. Enterprises on the farm include cereals, oilseed rape, beef cattle and sheep.
Charles Pearson and his immediate family are owners of Dunecht Estates, a diverse rural property based in Aberdeenshire and Kincardenshire. Dunecht Estates extends to 53000 acres (214.5 km²) and comprises seven estates - Dunecht Estate
Dunecht estate
The Dunecht Estate is one of the largest private estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at . It is owned by The Hon Charles Anthony Pearson, the younger son of the 3rd Viscount Cowdray...
, Ramoir and Campfield Estate, Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages...
, Forest of Birse
Forest of Birse
The Forest of Birse is the name given to a remote upland area in the upper catchment of the Water of Feugh, which forms the south-western portion of the Parish of Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland...
, Edinglassie Estate, West Durris Estate and Bucharn Estate. Interests on the Estates include farming, forestry, field sports, minerals, let houses, commercial property, tourism and development land.
Interests
Charles Pearson is President of the West Sussex Association for Disabled People.His leisure interests include shooting, fishing, walking and riding. He is also the holder of a UK ATPL/H/IR.
Charles Pearson and his family recently won a ten year battle against the Ramblers Association and West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
to more rights of way at Pitshill
Pitshill
Pitshill is a Grade II* listed house built in the neo-classical style and is located within the Parish of Tillington a couple of miles west of Petworth. Begun by William Mitford in 1760 on the site of an earlier house it was completed by his son, also William, in 1794...
House, Tillington, West Sussex which will allow restoration of this important Grade II* listed building and its surrounding listed parkland.