| State Senate: | Virginia |
| District: | 18th |
| Term Start: | January 10, 1968 |
| Term End: | March 14, 1970 |
| Preceded: | Hale Collins |
| Succeeded: | David F. Thornton |
| Office2: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lee County |
| Term Start2: | January 13, 1954 |
| Term End2: | July 30, 1956 |
| Preceded2: | Walter B. Greene |
| Succeeded2: | William C. Fugate |
| Birth Name: | Henry Clyde Pearson |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Ocoonita, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salem, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Union College University of Richmond |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Battles: | World War II |
Henry Clyde Pearson (March 12, 1925 – March 26, 2010) was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. He served in both the House of Delegates and the Senate. In 1961, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia.[1] [2]
He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He attended Union College in Barboursville, Kentucky.[3] He became after in Republican politics after graduating from the University of Richmond and establishing his law firm in Jonesville.[4] He was a supporter of Eisenhower in 1952, and supported the candidacy of William C. Wampler.
When he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, he was just one of five Republicans in the legislature at the time.[5] In 1961, he was the Republican candidate for governor, where he lost to Albertis Harrison. The Republican ticket consisted of Pearson for governor, Hazel K. Barger for lieutenant governor, and Leon Owens for attorney general.