James Matches

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James Lennie Matches (b. 1903, Orkney, d. 22 July 1974, Bressay) was a Church of Scotland missionary and County Councillor, representing Unst North between 1949 and 1961, losing the 1961 election and also coming up short in 1964 in the Cunningsburgh parish.

He unsuccessfully contested the Unst North seat at the 1961 County Council election and the Cunningsburgh seat at the 1964 election..

Political Career

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Zetland County Council
Preceded by
Henry Hunter
Member for
Unst South

1949-1961
Succeeded by
Peter Hunter
Unst South County Councillors
Councillors Alexander Sandison (1890-1898) • Thomas Sandison (1898-1901) • John Sandison (1902-1907) • Thomas Sandison (1907-1910) • John Sandison (1910-1929) • Basil Neven-Spence (1929-1935) • William Clark (1936-1938) • Andrew Irvine (1938-1942) • Henry Hunter (1942-1949) • James Matches (1949-1961) • Peter Hunter (1961-1970) • Alan Fraser (1970-1975)