John Anderson

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John Anderson's Convener portrait.
Photo supplied by the Shetland Archives and Museum.

John Bannatyne Anderson (b. 1853, Lerwick, d. 16 March 1938, Lerwick) was a solicitor and County Councillor who represented Lerwick North between the years of 1890 and 1901, Northmavine South from 1901 to 1904 and Sandsting, 1904-1907. He was also a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1886 and 1889.

He founded the Lerwick based firm Anderson & Goodlad in 1882.

His brother, Robert, was a Lerwick Town Councillor.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Conveners
Preceded by
John Bruce
Convener of the
Zetland County Council

1907-1910
Succeeded by
James Grierson
Conveners of the Zetland County Council
Councillors John Bruce (1890-1907) • John Anderson (1907-1910) • James Grierson (1911-1913) • Robert D. Ganson (1914-1917) • John W. Robertson (1918-1923) • Henry Mouat (1924-1927) • James A. Smith (1928-1929) • Magnus Shearer (1930-1935) • Thomas Johnston (1935-1936) • William McDougall (1936-1937) • Adam Halcrow (1937-1938) • Edward Adie (1938-1943) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1944-1947) • William Thomson (1947-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • Tom Henderson (1960-1963) • William Hamilton (1963-1967) • Robert A. Johnson (1967-1970) • Edward Thomason (1970-1973) • George Blance (1973-1975)
Zetland County Council
Constituency created Member for
Lerwick North

1890-1901
Succeeded by
William Tulloch
Preceded by
Thomas Anderson
Member for
Northmavine South

1890-1901
Succeeded by
Arthur White
Preceded by
Alexander Mitchell
Member for
Sandsting

1904-1910
Succeeded by
Hugh Robertson
Lerwick North County Councillors
Councillors John Anderson (1890-1901) • William Tulloch (1901-1919) • William Greig (1919-1920) • Henry Mouat (1920-1929)
Northmavine South County Councillors
Councillors Thomas Anderson (1890-1901) • John Anderson (1901-1904) • Arthur White (1904-1907) • John W. Robertson (1907-1924) • James Hay (1924-1925) • John W. Robertson (1925-1927) • Arthur Irvine (1927-1945) • Charles Charleson (1945-1949) • David Walker (1949-1951) • Joseph Peterson (1951-1952) • Charles Charleson (1952-1955) • Robert Balfour (1955-1970) • Hugh Sutherland (1970-1973) • John Jamieson (1972-1975)
Sandsting County Councillors
Councillors Archibald Garriock (1890-1898) • Alexander Mitchell (1898-1904) • John Anderson (1904-1910) • Hugh Robertson (1910-1919) • Robert Sutherland (1919-1922) • James Bowie (1925-1930) • James White (1930-1932) • Hercules Arthurson (1932-1938) • William Henry (1938-1945) • Simon Garriock (1945-1955) • Alexander Tulloch (1955-1975)