Alexander Tulloch
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Alexander Irvine 'AI' Tulloch (b. 16 December 1904, Lerwick, d. 3 May 1986, Lerwick) was the proprietor of Tulloch's of Shetland, a hosiery and knitwear shop in Lerwick, also owner of Linkshouse Stores in Mid Yell and a County Councillor for Sandsting between 1955 and 1974. When, in 1974 the County Council reformed as the Shetland Islands Council, Tulloch represented Aithsting And Sandsting until his death, one day before the 1986 SIC election.
He is said to have begun every morning with a swim in the sea, even in his later years.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1934 Lerwick Town Council election.
Political Career
- 1955 County Council election
- 1958 County Council election
- 1961 County Council election
- 1964 County Council election
- 1967 County Council election
- 1970 County Council election
- 1973 County Council election
- 1974 Shetland Islands Council
- 1978 Shetland Islands Council
- 1982 Shetland Islands Council
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| Conveners | ||
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| New post | Convener of the Shetland Islands Council 1974-1986 |
Succeeded by Edward Thomason 
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| Shetland Islands Council | ||
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| Constituency created | Member for Aithsting and Sandsting 1974-1986 |
Florence Grains |
| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Simon Garriock |
Member for Sandsting 1955-1975 |
Council body dissolved |
| Sandsting County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Archibald Garriock (1890-1898) • Alexander Mitchell (1898-1904) • John Anderson (1904-1910) • Hugh Robertson (1910-1919) • Robert Sutherland (1919-1922) • James Bowie (1925-1930) • James White (1930-1932) • Hercules Arthurson (1932-1938) • William Henry (1938-1945) • Simon Garriock (1945-1955) • Alexander Tulloch (1955-1975) | |
