Birmingham City Council: Appointment of Committees: … (continues)… Against Mr. Clavering it was urged that he was rejected at the polls, and the Council having already endorsed by its votes the principle of the Selection Committee of not choosing any such for committee membership, they ought not now to go back upon themselves. This provoked Mrs. Pinsent to make her first speech in the Council Chamber. She was given the encouragement of a most hearty round of applause. Mrs. Pinsent protested against the acceptance of a principle which meant that the whole city should be robbed of the services of an expert because one war had rejected him on grounds which never raised his fitness for the particular office. The vote resulted in Mr. Best getting 44 votes, Mr. Clavering 34, and Mr. Southhall, 17. … …
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949