John Smith (ii)
From Shetland History Online
John Robertson Smith (b. 18 September 1899, Yell, d. April 1978, Aberdeen, Scotland) was a County Councillor for Bressay between 1960 and 1966 and a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1966 and 1970, first as an independent then later a Labour candidate.
He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1955 County Council election, the 1955 Sandwick by-election and the Nesting seat at the 1958 election.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
Zetland County Council
- Bressay County Council By-Election March 1960
- County Council Election May 1961
- County Council Election May 1964
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Prophet Smith |
Member for Bressay 1960-1966 |
Succeeded by John Scott 
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| Bressay County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | James Meiklejohn (1890-1898) • Robert D. Ganson (1898-1913) • Thomas Anderson (1913-1922 • Allan Roy (1922-1929) • Archibald MacIntyre (1929-1933) • James Smith (1933-1934) • Norman Cameron (1934-1945) • William Collie (1945-1949) • James Smith (1949-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • John Smith (1960-1966) • John Scott (1966-1970) • James Irvine (1970-1975) | |
