Thomas Ernest Pearce (19 February 1883 – 19 December 1941) was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
spent nearly half a century working in China as a missionary and translator, and was closely associated with the educational development in Hong Kong.
When in 1912 the school moved to its current site, in Mottingham, South London, Pearce donated the Blackheath Cup, which is still awarded for all-round sporting excellence.
Pearce was made Justice of the Peace in 1921 and was appointed member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong in 1929.
During the Battle of Hong Kong, he was killed in the fight alongside the Volunteers' Special Guard Company nicknamed the Hugheseliers and the Methuseliers consisting of group of older men to defend the North Point Power Station.