Polesworth: Failure of a Brick Manufacturer: A meeting of the creditors of John Dexter Canning, brick manufacturer, of Polseworth and Glascote, Warwickshire was held on Monday at the Queen’s Hotel, Birmingham. Mr. C. A. Harrison was appointed chairman; Mr. C. B. Hodgson represented the debtor and several creditors, Mr. R. A. Pinsent represented the Worcester City and County Bank. … (long discussion of financial position) … Ultimately it was resolved to liquidate the debtor’s affairs. Mr. Houghton was appointed trustee; Messrs. Barlow Smith and Pinsent were appointed solicitors to the trustee; and Messrs. Hodgson and Haigh were entrusted with the registration of the special resolution.
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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948