East Devon Election: Mass Meeting of Electors at Newton Abbot: On Friday evening a large audience variously estimated at from two to three thousand persons assembled in the Market buildings to support the candidacy of Lieut. Col. Sterling, the Liberal Candidate for the Divisions: It being known that the hon. gentleman would arrive by the Dutchman, from Dawlish about eight o’clock p.m. a large number of the inhabitants, many of them carrying torches, assembled at the station and accompanied him to the place of meeting … Among those present were many friends and representatives of the Liberal Party from Chudleigh, Christow, Bovey, Kingsteington, Teignmouth, Torquay Ipplepen and other places; on the spacious platform in the centre of the building we noticed the Chairman, J. Vicary, Esq., who admirably discharged the duties that devolved upon him, Lieut. Colonel Sterling, Mr. C. Seale-Hayne, Rev. J. Sellicks, Rev. R. Hall, Rev. F. Hunter, Rev. C. Hambling, Rev. J. C. Percival … Etc … (includes) … J. Pinsent …
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John Ball Pinsent of Devonport (1844 – 1890)