Charles Sandison (ii)
Charles Gilbert Duncan Sandison (b. 10 February 1892, Baltasound, Unst, d. 13 July 1967, Baltasound, Unst) was an author and County Councillor for Unst North between 1929 and 1937.
He was the fifth child of Charles (b. 1856, Cullivoe) and Mary Mundell (b. 1855, Bere Regis, Hampshire). His father was known as the 'Grandfather of the Council', as he represented it for over 30 years.
Biography
Charles had the opportunity to begin a career in aeronautical engineering, but the pull of working in his family's business, Alexander Sandison & Sons Ltd was too great and so he returned to Unst and became head of that firm.
But for men like Charles Sandison the economy, and indeed the very life of Shetland might well have collapsed
- Shetland Times obituary, 1967
Bibliography
His book on the sixareen outlines the development of the Shetland boat from Viking times, through the import of Norwegian built boats and the development of local variations. It has been reprinted twice.
- The Sixareen and her Racing Descendants (1954)
- Unst: my island home and its story (1968)
Political Career
- County Council Election December 1929
- County Council Election December 1932
- County Council Election December 1935
External Links
| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Sandison 
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Member for Unst North 1929-1937 |
Succeeded by John Robertson 
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