James Goudie
From Shetland History Online
James Goudie as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
James Mouat Goudie (b. 6 May 1851, Lerwick, d. 17 October 1928, Lerwick) was an ironmonger, Lerwick Town Councillor between 1888 and 1907, spending the last three years (1904-7) as Provost, and County Councillor for Lerwick South between 1892 and 1901, then from 1901 to 1904 for Cunningsburgh. Goudie was also a keen antiquary; after his death his large book collection about Shetland was acquired by Lerwick Town Council, and is now in the Shetland Archives.
He was the joint secretary of the Shetland Literary and Scientific Society.
He was offered the opportunity to fill the a vacancy at the 1880 Lerwick Town Council election but turned the offer down.
His grandfather, James, and his uncle James Mouat were also Lerwick Town Councillors.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1888
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1891
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1894
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1897
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1900
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1903
Zetland County Council
- Lerwick South County Council By-Election January 1891
- 1892 County Council election
- 1895 County Council election
- 1898 County Council election
- 1901 County Council election
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by John Leisk 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1904-1907 |
Succeeded by Arthur Porteous 
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| 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) | |
| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Constituency created | Member for Sandness 1890-1891 |
Succeeded by James Cullen Grierson 
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| Preceded by Arthur Laurenson |
Member for Lerwick South 1891-1901 |
Succeeded by Arthur Laing 
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| Preceded by John Tulloch |
Member for Cunningsburgh 1901-1904 |
Succeeded by Charles Stout |
| Cunningsburgh County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | George Clark (1890-1896) • John Tulloch (1896-1901) • James Goudie (1901-1904) • Charles Stout (1904-1910) • Francis Pottinger (1910-1919) • Laurence Anderson (1919-1922) • Thomas Johnston (1922-1925) • Simson Wallace (1925-1927) • William Sinclair (1927-1929) • Henry Mouat (1929-1938) • Angus Gunn (1938-1940) • Laurence Laurenson (1940-1945) • St. Clair Pottinger (1945-1949) • Adam Halcrow (1949-1955) • Grace Halcrow (1955-1961) • Joan McLeod (1961-1975) | |
| Lerwick South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Arthur Laurenson (1890-1890) • James Goudie (1891-1901) • Arthur Laing (1901-1910) • Charles Stout (1910-1922) • James Laing (1922-1929) | |
