James Smith (i)
From Shetland History Online
James Smith as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
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James Smith, man on the right, taken some time between 1941 and 1943. Back; Peter Williamson (Hamnavoe), Alex Tulloch, Robert J. Smith (Merchant, Ravensgeo), Daniel Smith (Mid Yell), Jeemie Smith (Ooie Jeemie, ex-Provost); front, Percy Smith (Peezel), Jim Smith. All from Yell.
James Andrew 'Ooie Jeemie' Smith (b. 11 July 1877, Mid Yell, d. 18 April 1943, Lerwick) was a shopkeeper and Lerwick Town Councillor from 1934 to 1941, as provost from 1936 until his resignation in 1941.
He unsuccessfully contested the Yell South seat in the 1932 County Council election.
His brother in law John Leslie was also a Councillor and his daughter, Patricia, was married to Major Bill Anderson
Biography
He first had a wool and hosiery business in his native island of Yell, and moved after World War I to set up in Lerwick.
He was a founder and President of the Shetland Woollen Industry Association, whose principal aim was the protection of Shetland's hand-knitted industry by means of a trademark.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
Zetland County Council
- County Council Election December 1922
- County Council Election December 1925
- County Council Election December 1928
- County Council Election December 1929
- Bressay County Council By-Election September 1933
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Ollason 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1936-1941 |
Succeeded by Magnus Shearer 
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| Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| Conveners | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Mouat |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1928-1929 |
Succeeded by Magnus Shearer |
| Conveners of the Zetland County Council | ||
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| 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 Manson |
Member for Yell South 1922-1932 |
Succeeded by Thomas Manson |
| Preceded by Archibald MacIntyre |
Member for Bressay 1933-1934 |
Succeeded by Norman Cameron |
| Bressay County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | James Meiklejohn (1890-1898) • Robert D. Ganson (1898-1913) • Thomas Anderson (1913-1922 • Allan Roy (1922-1929) • Archibald MacIntyre (1929-1933) • James Smith (1933-1934) • Norman Cameron (1934-1945) • William Collie (1945-1949) • James Smith (1949-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • John Smith (1960-1966) • John Scott (1966-1970) • James Irvine (1970-1975) | |
| Yell South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | John Love (1890-1892) • John Small (1892-1895) • David Williamson (1895-1910) • George Hogan (1910-1919) • Thomas Manson (1919-1922) • James A. Smith (1922-1932) • Thomas Manson (1932-1940) • John Williamson (1940-1949) • George Spence (1949-1950) • John Williamson (1950-1952) • Laurence Johnson (1952-1955) • John Tulloch (1955-1958) • Charles Spence (1958-1964) • John Tulloch (1964-1966) • Robert Gray (1966-1975) | |
