James Matches
From Shetland History Online
James Lennie Matches (b. 1903, Orkney, d. 22 July 1974, Bressay) was a Church of Scotland missionary and County Councillor, representing Unst North between 1949 and 1961, losing the 1961 election and also coming up short in 1964 in the Cunningsburgh parish.
He unsuccessfully contested the Unst North seat at the 1961 County Council election and the Cunningsburgh seat at the 1964 election..
Political Career
- 1949 County Council election
- 1952 County Council election
- 1955 County Council election
- 1958 County Council election
- 1961 County Council election
- 1964 County Council election
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Hunter |
Member for Unst South 1949-1961 |
Succeeded by Peter Hunter |
| Unst South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Alexander Sandison (1890-1898) • Thomas Sandison (1898-1901) • John Sandison (1902-1907) • Thomas Sandison (1907-1910) • John Sandison (1910-1929) • Basil Neven-Spence (1929-1935) • William Clark (1936-1938) • Andrew Irvine (1938-1942) • Henry Hunter (1942-1949) • James Matches (1949-1961) • Peter Hunter (1961-1970) • Alan Fraser (1970-1975) | |
