John Henderson

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John Percy Henderson (b. 2 May 1873, Setter, Burra, d. 16 November 1938, 40 Percy Gardens, Tynemouth) was a dentist in Lerwick, a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1916 and 1919, and County Councillor initially for Delting North between 1907 to 1913, then for Whiteness & Weisdale from 1914 to 1919, and finally for Burra between 1922 and 1938.

He unsuccessfully contested the Delting North seat at the 1913 County Council election.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Zetland County Council
Preceded by
William Pole
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Member for
Delting North

1907-1913
Succeeded by
James Hay
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Preceded by
Peter Anderson
Member for
Whiteness & Weisdale

1914-1919
Succeeded by
William Sinclair
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Preceded by
George Anderson
Member for
Burra

1922-1938
Succeeded by
James Pottinger
Burra County Councillors
Councillors David Gray (1890-1898) • Henry Henderson (1898-1898) • Charles Lennie (1898-1909) • Robert Inkster (1909-1913) • Adam Jamieson (1913-1919) • George Anderson (1920-1922) • John Henderson (1922-1938) • James Pottinger (1938-1955) • Robert Strachan (1955-1959) • Alexander Bennet (1959-1964) • George Nelson (1964-1970) • Barbara Anderson (1970-1972) • William Cumming (1972-1975)
Delting North County Councillors
Councillors Charles Hoseason (1890-1890) • John Inkster (1890-1890) • James Inkster (1890-1904) • William Pole (1904-1907) • John Henderson (1907-1913) • James Hay (1913-1922) • Joseph Pole (1922-1945) • James Hay (1945-1952) • Donald Sutherland (1952-1955) • John Sutherland (1955-1958) • Basil Neven-Spence (1958-1961) • William Marshall (1961-1963) • Andrew Peterson (1963-1964) • Andrew Tulloch (1964-1970) • Fraser Peterson (1970-1975)
Whiteness and Weisdale County Councillors
Councillors John Robertson (1890-1904) • Peter Anderon (1904-1914) • John Henderson (1914-1919) • William Sinclair (1919-1925) • George Leslie (1925-1928) • Laurence Smith (1928-1945) • Anthony Anderson (1945-1970) • John Rae (1970-1973) • John Johnson (1973-1975)