Robert Johnson (i)

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Robert Alexander 'Bingo' Johnson (b. 28 January 1903, Vidlin, d. 11 July 1970, Aberdeen) was a clerk in the office of the Procurator Fiscal and a County Councillor for Gulberwick from 1958 until his death in 1970, also having been the convener. He was also the Lerwick Up Helly-Aa Guizer Jarl in 1928.

Political Career

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Conveners
Preceded by
William Hamilton
Convener of the
Zetland County Council

1967-1970
Succeeded by
Edward Thomason
Conveners of the Zetland County Council
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
John Irvine
Member for
Gulberwick

1958-1970
Succeeded by
Arthur Irvine
Gulberwick County Councillors
Councillors Alfred Stove (1890-1901) • William Shand (1901-1910) • Samuel Fordyce (1910-1921) • James Goodlad (1921-1924) • Thomas Anderson (1924-1925) • Thomas Johnston (1925-1936) • George Smith (1936-1945) • Charles Mitchell (1945-1949) • John Williamson (1949-1951) • James Nicolson (1951-1955) • John Irvine (1955-1958) • Robert Johnson (1958-1970) • Arthur Irvine (1970-1975)