Death of Mr. H. C. Pinsent: The death is announced of Mr. Hume Chancellor Pinsent, a prominent member of the well-known firm of Birmingham solicitors, Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co. Mr. Pinsent, who was 62, and died at Foxcombe Hill, near Oxford, practiced at the Chancery Bar in London until 1888, when he settled in Birmingham as a member of the firm. He retired from business in 1913. Mr. Pinsent was associated with many movements directed toward the progress of education in the city. He joined the Council of the Midland Institute in 1897. For some time, he was a governor of Mason College, subsequently a member of the Council of the University, and was elected hon. Treasurer in 1912. Mrs. Hume Pinsent, who is still alive, achieved some popularity as a novelist. The funeral takes place at Wootton, Berks, on Saturday.
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949
GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920