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New Mayors in South-West: … … Hants: Winchester: Major J. R. Pinsent
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Civic Chiefs for Coronation Year: Interesting Review of Municipal Life: Progress of Development Schemes: Lord Mayors and Mayors were elected on Monday in all the cities and boroughs of England and Wales, the traditional ceremonies being given added interest this year because of the importance of the Coronation year. In most of the towns the elections gave the opportunity for some interesting reviews of municipal life and of the progress which the boroughs of the South-West have made in the solution of problems of development. Among the Mayors elected in the South-West are: … Hants: … Winchester – Major J. R. Pinsent …
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Winchester’s Mayor: Major J. R. Pinsent: Winchester’s mayor-making was carried out in a crowded Chamber with the usual ceremonial. Major J. R. Pinsent, D.S.O., was unanimously elected and the retiring mayor, who also retired from the Council, Councillor A. T. Edmonds was presented with a past-mayor’s badge and thanked. The mayor appointed senior Alderman H. D. Johnson the Deputy Mayor and chose the Chairmanship of the Education Committee as his principal Committee. The customary dinner to the ex-Mayor took place in the evening.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Old Age Pensioner Mayor: Coronation Year Civic Chiefs: … (discussion … lists) … Politics Not Stated: … (list includes) … Winchester, Mayor J. R. Pinsant …
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Appointed at Winchester: Major J. R. Pinsent: Winchester’s mayor-making was carried out in a crowded Chamber with the usual ceremonial. Major J. R. Pinsent, D.S.0., was unanimously elected and the retiring mayor who also retires from the Council, Councillor A. T. Edmonds was presented with a past-mayor’s badge and thanked. The mayor appointed senior Alderman H. D. Johnson as Deputy Mayor and chose the Chairmanship of the Education Committee as his principal Committee. The customary dinner to the ex-Mayor takes place this evening.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Winchester’s Next Mayor: Councillor Major James Ryland Pinsent, D.S.0., (sic) has been selected as the next Mayor of Winchester. He is under 50. Born at Birmingham. he is the son of Mr. R. A. Pinsent, a former president of the Law Society. In 1915 he married Kathleen, the daughter of Col. E. G. Boyce, R.E. They have two sons. He has been a member of the City Council since 1931, is a member of the College staff, and prominent in the Boy Scout movement. The present Mayor (Councillor A. T. Edmonds) is retiring from the Council.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Late Col. F. N. Playfair: Winchester Funeral: The flag of the Hampshire Regiment was at half-mast at the entrance to the Depot of the Hampshire Regiment, on Saturday, when the funeral of the late Col. F. H. G. Playfair, C.B.E. was held in the Garrison Church, Winchester. … description of the occasion … list of attendees included … Major J. R. Pinsent, D.S.O. … …
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Mayoral Expenses: Winchester Refuses an Allowance: Councillor Sankey proposed at a meeting of Winchester city Council a motion that the mayor should be allowed up to £250 a year for expenses. He said that as things were at present, he was deprived of the Mayoralty, and he knew other members who could not afford to take it on. Many ex-Mayors had moaned about the expense. … … (discussion) … … Councillor Major Pinsent: The Mayor should be allowed sufficient to cover official entertaining. The motion was defeated by 12 votes to seven.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
Birmingham Boys’ and Girls’ Union: Rebuilding of Kyrle Hall: The Council of the Union gratefully acknowledges the following donations and promises under covenant which have been received up to and including June 30, 1936, for the amounts as stated: … includes … Mr. R. A. Pinsent … £500 0s 0d. … Major J. R. Pinsent … £100 0s 0d … … Total of the above Donation: … £6,302 6s 6d: Mr. Roy Pinsent who is doubling all donations up to £10,000 has given £6,302 6s 6d. …
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957
GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948
GRO0768 Devonport: Roy Pinsent: 1883 – 1978
Winchester City Council: Ban on Overhead Wires? The Winchester City Council debated, on the report of the Electricity Committee, the question of overhead and underground electric cables within the city area, and particularly in the added rural area. The decisions were taken on two paragraphs in the report. The first referred to Dean Lane, which is developing as a residential area, and the Electricity Committee’s policy there has been one of overhead cable, with the exception of a short length. The Committee recommended that the work be completed as originally approved. The policy was attacked from the point of view of the preservation of the amenities of the district, and it was argued that if overhead wires were allowed it would depreciate the property value. The other side, presented in figures by Major Pinsent, was that underground cables meant three or four times the initial cost. After a long debate the definite recommendation, which permits overhead cable, was referred back by 12 votes to nine. The question of adopting a hard and fast rule prohibiting overhead cables anywhere within the City boundary was raised on another minute, which stated that the Committee inform the Winchester Branch of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England that the Committee feel at the present juncture they cannot give an undertaking to alter their policy, which is to put all cables underground “wherever the revenue to be derived there from permits.” All speakers voiced a desire to preserve amenities but were not prepared to bind the Council to a hard-and-fast prohibition of overhead cables. The motion to refer the matter back was rejected by 12 votes to seven.
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GRO0528 Devonport: John Ryland Pinsent: 1888 – 1957