John Smith (ii)

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John Robertson Smith (b. 18 September 1899, Yell, d. April 1978) was a County Councillor for Bressay between 1960 and 1966 and a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1966 and 1970, first as an independent then later a Labour candidate.

He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1955 County Council election, the 1955 Sandwick by-election and the Nesting seat at the 1958 election.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Zetland County Council
Preceded by
Prophet Smith
Member for
Bressay

1960-1966
Succeeded by
John Scott
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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)