Museum and School of Art: Mr. J. A. Cossins withdrew from the Museum and School of Art Committee, and some discussion took place as to the addition of the names of Mr. Joseph Southall (Royal Society of Artists), Mr. C. Napier Clavering, and Mr. E. H. Best, each of whom was nominated. Mr. James said an attempt was made on the Selection Committee to introduce the name of Mr. Clavering. It was defeated on the grounds that the principle should apply that defeated candidates at the recent election were ineligible for co-option. … Mrs. Pinsent, who was received with hearty applause upon rising to address the Council, declared her intention of voting for Mr. Napier Clavering because he was “one of the best men in Birmingham to fill that particular vacancy”. She thought it was a wrong principle to adopt that the votes of one ward should deprive the city of the services of an expert. …. Best, 44; Clavering, 34; Southall, 17: Mr. Best was thereupon elected in place of Mr. J. A. Cossins, and the committee, with that alteration, approved.
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949