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Queen’s Birthday Honours: … … Her Majesty has also been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon … … Robert John Pinsent, Esq., D.C.L., Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, Newfoundland. …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
Her Majesty has also been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon … list includes … Robert John Pinsent, Esq., D.C.L., Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court Newfoundland …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Properties to be sold by auction by direction of the representatives of the late Charles Pryse … Church Road, Moseley: Lot 1: A substantially built family residence, known as “Glenwood”, pleasantly situated in one of the best positions in this delightful suburb, now in the occupation of Mrs. Pryse, who will give early possession … For further particulars, apply to Messrs. Smith, Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, Waterloo Street. …
[see also Birmingham Daily Post: Saturday 28th June 1890]
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Queen’s Birthday Honours: The Queen has been pleased to approve that the Earl of Jersey, Paymaster-general, and William Lawies Jackson, Esq., M.P., Financial Secretary for the Treasury, be admitted to her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Her Majesty has also been pleased to approve the following gentlemen to be created Baronets of the United Kingdom: … (continues) … To be Knights Commanders … To be Companions … (includes) … Mr. Robert J. Pinsent was called to the Bar in 1856, appointed a member of the Newfoundland Legislative Council in 1859, was created a Queen’s Counsel in 1865, and a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court in 1880, and received the degree of D.C.L., at Lambeth Palace in 1881. …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
The Queen’s Birthday Honours: The Queen has been pleased to approve that the Earl of Jersey, Paymaster-general and Mr. William L. Jackson, M.P., financial secretary to the Treasury, be sworn in as Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council … … Her Majesty has conferred the honour of knighthood upon Mr. Henry Beyer Robertson, of Pale, North Wales … … also … … Mr. Robert John Pinsent, D.C.L., senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, Newfoundland … (continues) …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
Loftus Police Court: Yesterday, Elizabeth Dick, the wife of a Carlin How miner, was found guilty of stealing half a sovereign from the house of Grace Gilbert, and was ordered to Northallerton for one month’s hard labour. … G. Sanderson, G. Patterson, J. Atherton, W. Cox, T. Cox, R. Hutchinson, J. Marley, J. Stones were each fined for playing pitch and toss and T. Bell, E. Bell, W. Wallace, J. Richardson, Pincent Verdu, W. Ebbes, T. Egglestone, W. Battersby and Samuel Nankarry were fined 3s 6d each, including costs, for card-playing on the highway.
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Local Government Inquiry at Bovey: In answer to a petition from the Newton Union Rural Sanitary Authority for sanction to borrow £2,000 for constructing a reservoir for Bovey Tracey water supply, the Local Government Board sent down Mr. Arnold Taylor, who held an inquiry at the Town Hall on Thursday to hear any complaints against the proposed new site, which is at Bears, or about a mile north of the town. Amongst those present were Dr. Harvey, General Anderson, Messrs. W. R. Hole, C. C., C. J. Wade, C. C. G. R. Divett, Furkinson, T. Wills (Chairman of the Newton Board of Guardians, Alson, (clerk), Joll, Heath, and Man (Guardians), Pinsent, Tucker, Langworthy, Bond, Pascoe, Parnell, Sercombe, Mardon, Tucker and Leaker … (discussion of proposal) …
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GRO0412 Hennock: Henry Pinsent: 1844 – 1894
Queen’s Birthday Honours: The Queen has been pleased to approve that the Earl of Jersey, Paymaster-general, and William Lawies Jackson, Esq., M.P., Financial Secretary to the Treasury, be admitted to her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council … also … Her Majesty has also been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon … (list includes) … Robert John Pinsent, Esq., D.C.L., Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland … (elsewhere) … Mr. Robert J. Pinsent was called to the Bar in 1856, appointed a member of the Newfoundland Legislative Council in 1858, was created a Queen’s Counsel in 1865, and a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court in 1880, and received the degree of D.C.L. at Lambeth Palace, in 1881. …
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893
Newton Abbot: … Mr. Pinsent of this town, obtained second prizes with his dorking cock and hen at the Wellington Show.
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920
Her Majesty has also been pleased to approve that the following gentlemen be created Baronets of the United Kingdom … (list) … (also) … The honour of Knighthood … (list includes) … Robert John Pinsent, Esq., D.C.L., Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court; Newfoundland … … Mr. Robert J. Pinsent was called to the Bar in 1856, appointed a member of the Newfoundland Legislative Council in 1859, was created a Queen’s Counsel in 1865 and a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court in 1880, and received the degree of D.C.K. at Lambeth Palace in 1881.
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GRO0747 Hennock: Robert John Pinsent: 1834 – 1893