Pearson Park was the first public park to be opened in Kingston upon Hull, England. It is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the city centre of Hull with its main entrance on Beverley Road and its western boundary adjoining Princes Avenue. It provides a range of popular leisure facilities for local residents and includes a number of historic architectural features. The land for the park was donated, in 1860, by Zachariah Charles Pearson (1821–91) to mark his first term in office as mayor of Hull. Pearson held on to 12 acres (5 ha) of land surrounding the park to speculatively build villa residences. Pearson resigned because of financial problems halfway through his second term as mayor. He had bought a large fleet of ships on credit and tried to run arms through the Federal blockade during the American Civil War. The venture failed and all his ships were captured. He spent the last 29 years of his life living in a small terraced house in a corner of the park.
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