William Sutherland
William John Sutherland (b. 26 May 1876, Leons, Sand, Sandsting, d. 18 March 1959, Brevik Hospital, Lerwick) was was a County Councillor first for Nesting from 1935 until 1938, then Aithsting between 1945 and 1955 and finally Delting North between 1955 and 1958.
Biography
He used the name John rather than William primarily. His obituary in the Shetland News does not make mention of the name William.
He was a Road Surveyor for the North Isles District when appointed interim Road Surveyor for the County and Mainland District in 1915. In 1919, he was appointed Assistant County Road Surveyor to R. S. W. Paterson and when the latter left Shetland in 1923, John was appointed as County Road Surveyor in November 1923 and kept that role until he retired in June 1935.
He was a member of the Education Authority from 1919 until 1938, and again from 1945 until 1958.
His obituary describes him as being "forthright in his criticisms at the Council and Committee tables, and any business which did not meet with his approval was "ruthlessly condemned". Despite this, he maintained a "strong strain of humour".
He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat at the 1938 County Council election, the Unst South seat in the 1942 Unst South by-election and the 1959 Aithsting by-election, less than 40 days before he died.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1935 Lerwick Town Council election.
Political Career
- County Council Election December 1935
- County Council Election December 1945
- County Council Election May 1949
- County Council Election May 1952
- County Council Election May 1955
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| Zetland County Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas J. Anderson |
Member for Nesting 1935-1938 |
Succeeded by James Anderson |
| Preceded by Andrew Clark |
Member for Aithsting 1945-1955 |
Succeeded by Frederick Tait |
| Preceded by Donald Sutherland |
Member for Delting North 1955-1958 |
Succeeded by Basil Neven-Spence |
| Aithsting County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | James Anderson (1890-1892) • James McCullie (1892-1895) • George Johnston (1896-1898) • James Cullen Grierson (1898-1915) • Thomas Anderson (1915-1921) • Andrew Clark (1921-1922) • John Leslie (1922-1928) • James Anderson (1928-1932) • John Sutherland (1945-1955) • Frederick Tait (1955-1959) • Catherine Anderson (1959-1961) • Robert Garrick (1961-1973) • Iain Caldwell (1973-1975) | |
| Delting North County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Charles Hoseason (1890-1890) • John Inkster (1890-1890) • James Inkster (1890-1904) • William Pole (1904-1907) • John Henderson (1907-1913) • James Hay (1913-1922) • Joseph Pole (1922-1945) • James Hay (1945-1952) • Donald Sutherland (1952-1955) • John Sutherland (1955-1958) • Basil Neven-Spence (1958-1961) • William Marshall (1961-1963) • Andrew Peterson (1963-1964) • Andrew Tulloch (1964-1970) • Fraser Peterson (1970-1975) | |
| Nesting County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Robert Bell (1890-1892) • William Levie (1892-1895) • John Small (1895-1910) • James Loggie (1910-1914) • John Pearson (1914-1919) • James Hunter (1919-1920) • Robert Hunter (1920-1922) • Robert D. Ganson (1922-1928) • Magnus Gray (1928-1932) • Thomas Anderson (1932-1935) • William Sutherland (1935-1938) • James Anderson (1938-1945) • Adam Thomson (1945-1948) • John Pearson (1948-1952) • Prophet Smith (1952-1955) • William Hamilton (1955-1973) • Andrew Riddell (1973-1975) | |
