James Taylor
From Shetland History Online
James J. Taylor as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
James John 'Jim' Taylor (b. 31 March 1906, Whiteness, d. 8 November 1981, Lerwick) was the founder of J. J. Taylor ('Jim Taylor's'), a shop which still exists today, and also was a Lerwick Town Councillor.
He was the final Provost representing the Lerwick Town Council, which was replaced by the Shetland Islands Council.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1962
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1964
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1967
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1970
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1973
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by William Smith 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1974-1975 |
Council body dissolved |
| 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) | |
