Sir Edwin Pears qualified as a barrister in England and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1870. Three years later he settled in Constantinople where he practiced in the consular courts and was president of the European bar. He was knighted in 1909 and was the author of books on Turkey and the Ottoman empire.
Sir Edwin Pears qualified as a barrister in England and was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1870. Three years later he settled in Constantinople where he practiced in the consular courts and was president of the European bar. He was knighted in 1909 and was the author of books on Turkey and the Ottoman empire.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EDWIN PEARS (KNIGHT)
OF CONSTANTINOPLE
DIED ON THE VOYAGE HOME TO ENGLAND
28TH NOVEMBER 1919
IN HIS 85TH YEAR
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