William McDougall

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William Laidlaw McDougall (b. 1878, St Mungo, Dumfriesshire, d. 24 February 1937, Peebles) was a native of Dumfriesshire who moved to Dunrossness in 1907 to become factor to John Bruce of the Bruce of Sumburgh family.

He first was elected to the Lerwick Town Council in 1910, later failing to get on to the Zetland County Council for Nesting. In 1913, he was elected to represent Northmavine North. After this he represented Dunrossness South from 1919 until 1922, then again from 1929 until his death in 1937.

A contribution to the Shetland Times explains more about William's background.

He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1910 County Council election.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Conveners
Preceded by
Thomas Johnston
Convener of the
Zetland County Council

1936-1937
Succeeded by
Adam Halcrow
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
Preceded by
Thomas Anderson
Member for
Northmavine North

1913-1919
Succeeded by
Andrew Garriock
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Preceded by
John Irvine
Member for
Dunrossness South

1919-1922
Succeeded by
William Leslie
Preceded by
William Leslie
Member for
Dunrossness South

1929-1937
Succeeded by
George Leslie
Dunrossness South County Councillors
Councillors John Bruce (1890-1907) • William Fotheringham (1907-1919) • John Irvine (1919-1919) • William McDougall (1919-1922) • William Leslie (1922-1929) • William McDougall (1929-1937) • George Leslie (1937-1945) • James Bairnson (1945-1955) • Magnus R. Flaws (1952-1955) • James Gordon (1955-1964) • Raymond Bentley (1964-1975)
Northmavine North County Councillors
Councillors Alexander Hay (1890-1892) • George Sinclair (1892-1898) • Andrew Robertson (1898-1903) • Robert Haldane (1903-1907) • Thomas Anderson (1907-1913) • William McDougall (1913-1919) • Andrew Garriock (1919-1925) • John Tulloch (1925-1935) • James Johnson (1935-1949) • Charles Charleson (1949-1952) • Joseph Peterson (1952-1955) • Hamish Brydone (1955-1964) • Andrew Cromarty (1964-1973) • Robert Balfour (1973-1975)