He was a member of the Quaker Pease family of Darlington, born in Hummersknott, a suburb of Darlington, the son of the coal owner and Member of Parliament Arthur Pease, and the brother of the politician Herbert Pike Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton.
As a member of the prominent Quaker Pease family from Darlington, he was born in Hummersknott, a suburb of Darlington. He hailed from a distinguished background, being the son of Arthur Pease, a coal owner and Member of Parliament, and the brother of Herbert Pike Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton.