Complex sentence: In 1940, the council's vice-chairman, Alderman J. H. Bowman, died and in November, Councillor Rev. Cecil St John Wright proposed Jenkinson to succeed him, which was seconded by Alderman W. King-Fane.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1940, the council's vice-chairman, Alderman J. H. Bowman, died. In November, Councillor Rev. Cecil St John Wright proposed Jenkinson to succeed him, which was seconded by Alderman W. King-Fane.