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- Archibald Greig, Lerwick Town Councillor, is born in Lerwick.
February
10th
- Andrew Duncan writes the charter for the Lerwick Town Council, establishing Lerwick as a Burgh of Barony.
April
2nd
- The Lerwick Town Council holds its first election.
July
5th
- George Linklater, Lerwick Town Councillor, dies in Lerwick.
18th
- George Dundas is elected as the Whig Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland in the 1818 UK General Election.
November
6th
- Malcolm Laing, Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland, dies.
