James Sutherland

James Henderson Sutherland (b. 11 March 1847, Papil, Unst, d. 23 March 1918, Newhaven, Sussex) was a fishcurer and County Councillor.

Biography

Though born in Unst, James moved to Lerwick as a young man and spent time between both areas.

James worked for some time with D. & J. Sutherland, merchants in Unst. His son John was a well known heraldic artist in Edinburgh.

In 1892, James was appointed as Postmaster in Unst.

Zetland County Council
Constituency created	Member for Unst North 1890-1892	Succeeded by Charles Sandison Snr

[Expand]Unst North County Councillors
_Councillors	_{James Sutherland (1890-1892) • Charles Sandison Snr (1892-1929) • Charles Sandison Jr (1929-1937) • John W. Robertson (1938-1949) • Laurence Bruce (1949-1952) • John Priest (1952-1955) • Lindsay Robertson (1955-1958) • Laurence Edmondston (1958-1961) • Edward Thomason (1961-1973) • William Thomson (1973-1975)}