Andrew Nicolson
From Shetland History Online
Andrew Nicolson as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Andrew John Nicolson (b. 31 July 1891, Noss Sound, Bressay, d. 7 July 1967) was a Post Office Clerk, Telegraphist and Lerwick Town Councillor.
Town Council Obituary Notes
He was a Labour man who was active within the party, and his style of politics was of a quiet, genial nature. He was the Provost between 1965 and 1967.
Nicolson himself would often recall how as a member of the Post Office, he and some colleagues were jailed during the First World War, accused of theft of documents - these allegations were false, however.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1955
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1959
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1962
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1965
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by Harry Gray 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1965-1967 |
Succeeded by Eric Gray 
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| 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) | |
