Laurence Smith
Laurence William Smith (b. 1 February 1891, Whiteness, 27 May 1964, Lerwick) was a confectioner, tobacconist, County Councillor for Whiteness And Weisdale between 1928 and 1945, and a Lerwick Town Councillor.
Biography
After leaving school in Whiteness, he worked in Lerwick as a message boy with John G. Irvine, and later started up the business of Ridland & Smith with Henry Ridland.
He served in WWI with the Gordon Highlanders and was wounded at Bentecourt and had to have his left leg amputated at the knee, and was the recipient of an artificial leg. When he came out of the Army, he worked for a short time in Edinburgh working for Tods, but soon returned to Ridland & Smith's. Then he bought a small shop in Commercial Street before moving into the premises that became Universal Stores. He retired in 1958.
He was a keen sailor and was commodore of the Lerwick Boating Club from 1949 to 1952. Although unable to play football through his war injury, he was a keen supporter of local football, serving a term as the president of the Shetland Football Association.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
Zetland County Council
- 1928 County Council election
- 1929 County Council election
- 1932 County Council election
- 1935 County Council election
- 1938 County Council election
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by George Leslie |
Member for Whiteness and Weisdale 1928-1945 |
Succeeded by Anthony Anderson |
