Winchester: Councillor W. C. Richardson: Councillor W. C. Richardson was this morning unanimously elected Mayor of Winchester crowded council chamber. The ex-Mayor, Major J. R. Pinsent was presented with a past Mayor’s badge. Councillor Pinsent was subsequently elected Alderman in the place of Alderman Hamblin, who did not seek re-election owing to ill-health. Alderman Miss Firstone, and Alderman F. N. Newton was re-elected. The new Mayor of Winchester is a solicitor, head of the firm of Messrs. Warner and Richardson.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957