Skip to main content

Biographical Description

William Gaston Pearson was born in Durham, North Carolina, on April 11, 1858. Gaston was a Shaw University alum, a Harmon award winning businessman, philanthropist, and cofounder of Durham's Mechanics and Farmers Bank. He dedicated the majority of his time, however, to education, beginning as a teacher at Whitted High School but later serving as principal of Hillside Park High.

As Recipient

Currently there are no documents available where this individual is the recipient.

Named In

Currently there are no documents available where this individual is named in-text.