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Robert Stout as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Robert Stout (b. 1841, Lerwick, d. 10 April 1915, Lerwick) was a postmaster and Lerwick Town Councillor initially between 1871 and 1876, then later from 1906 until his death in 1915.
His death caused a war time Lerwick Town Council by-election in 1915.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election September 1871
- Lerwick Town Council Election September 1874
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1906
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1909
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1912
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Provosts | ||
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Preceded by Arthur Laing ![]() |
Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1913-1915 |
Succeeded by Peter Goodlad ![]() |
Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council | ||
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Councillors | Arthur Edmondston (1818-1823) • Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823-1827) • William Spence (1827-1832) • Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832-1844) • Joseph Leask (1844-1847) • William Sievwright Snr (1847-1856) • Charles Duncan (1856-1862) • Joseph Leask (1862-1865) • Charles Duncan (1865-1874) • William Sievwright Jr (1874-1876) • Thomas Cameron (1876-1883) • John Robertson (1883-1890) • Charles Robertson (1890-1895) • John Leisk (1895-1904) • James Goudie (1904-1907) • Arthur Porteous (1907-1910) • Arthur Laing (1910-1913) • Robert Stout (1913-1915) • Peter Goodlad (1915-1920) • Robert D. Ganson (1920-1924) • James Laing (1924-1927) • John Sinclair (1927-1930) • William Sinclair (1930-1933) • Robert Ollason (1933-1936) • James A. Smith (1936-1941) • Magnus Shearer (1941-1946) • James Aitken (1946-1950) • Robert A. Anderson (1950-1953) • George Burgess (1953-1956) • William Conochie (1956-1959) • Robert Blance (1959-1962) • Harry Gray (1962-1965) • Andrew Nicolson (1965-1967) • Eric Gray (1967-1971) • Bill Smith (1971-1974) • James Taylor (1974-1975) |