John Small

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John Small (b. 17 June 1855, Dunfermline, d. 9 July 1942, Lerwick) was a solicitor and County Councillor initially for Yell South between 1892 and 1895 then Nesting between 1895 and 1910.

Small was a solicitor who practised in Lerwick between 1889 until his retirement in 1939. He had graduated the University of Edinburgh in 1880 as a Bachelor of Law. He had been a manager of St. Ringans Church and was a treasurer for over 30 years. He also had a long connection with the Shetland Literary and Scientific Society.

He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1910 County Council election.

Political Career

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Zetland County Council
Preceded by
John Love 		Member for
Yell South
1892-1895 		Succeeded by
David Williamson
Preceded by
William Levie 		Member for
Yell South
1895-1910 		Succeeded by
James Loggie
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)
Yell South County Councillors
Councillors John Love (1890-1892) • John Small (1892-1895) • David Williamson (1895-1910) • George Hogan (1910-1919) • Thomas Manson (1919-1922) • James A. Smith (1922-1932) • Thomas Manson (1932-1940) • John Williamson (1940-1949) • George Spence (1949-1950) • John Williamson (1950-1952) • Laurence Johnson (1952-1955) • John Tulloch (1955-1958) • Charles Spence (1958-1964) • John Tulloch (1964-1966) • Robert Gray (1966-1975)
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