Alexander Tulloch

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A.I. Tulloch's provost portrait.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council.

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

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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
Constituency created Member for
Aithsting and Sandsting

1974-1986
Florence Grains
Zetland County Council
Preceded by
Simon Garriock
Member for
Sandsting

1955-1975
Council body dissolved
Sandsting County Councillors
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)