James Smith (i)

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James Smith as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
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James Smith as pictured in the Shetland News, 1937.
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James Smith, man on the right, taken some time between 1941 and 1943. Back; Peter Williamson (Hamnavoe), Alex Tulloch, Robert J. Smith (Merchant, Ravensgeo), Daniel Smith (Mid Yell), Jeemie Smith (Ooie Jeemie, ex-Provost); front, Percy Smith (Peezel), Jim Smith. All from Yell.

James Andrew 'Ooie Jeemie' Smith (b. 11 July 1877, Mid Yell, d. 18 April 1943, Lerwick) was a shopkeeper and Lerwick Town Councillor from 1934 to 1941, as provost from 1936 until his resignation in 1941.

He unsuccessfully contested the Yell South seat in the 1932 County Council election.

His brother in law John Leslie was also a Councillor and his daughter, Patricia, was married to Major Bill Anderson

Biography

He first had a wool and hosiery business in his native island of Yell, and moved after World War I to set up in Lerwick.

He was a founder and President of the Shetland Woollen Industry Association, whose principal aim was the protection of Shetland's hand-knitted industry by means of a trademark.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Provosts
Preceded by
Robert Ollason
Robert Ollason Headshot.png 		Provost
for Lerwick Town Council
1936-1941 		Succeeded by
Magnus Shearer
Magnus Shearer Headshot.png
[Expand]Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council
Councillors Arthur Edmondston (1818-1823) • Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823-1827) • William Spence (1827-1832) • Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832-1844) • Joseph Leask (1844-1847) • William Sievwright Snr (1847-1856) • Charles Duncan (1856-1862) • Joseph Leask (1862-1865) • Charles Duncan (1865-1874) • William Sievwright Jr (1874-1876) • Thomas Cameron (1876-1883) • John Robertson (1883-1890) • Charles Robertson (1890-1895) • John Leisk (1895-1904) • James Goudie (1904-1907) • Arthur Porteous (1907-1910) • Arthur Laing (1910-1913) • Robert Stout (1913-1915) • Peter Goodlad (1915-1920) • Robert D. Ganson (1920-1924) • James Laing (1924-1927) • John Sinclair (1927-1930) • William Sinclair (1930-1933) • Robert Ollason (1933-1936) • James A. Smith (1936-1941) • Magnus Shearer (1941-1946) • James Aitken (1946-1950) • Robert A. Anderson (1950-1953) • George Burgess (1953-1956) • William Conochie (1956-1959) • Robert Blance (1959-1962) • Harry Gray (1962-1965) • Andrew Nicolson (1965-1967) • Eric Gray (1967-1971) • Bill Smith (1971-1974) • James Taylor (1974-1975)
Conveners
Preceded by
Henry Mouat 		Convener of the
Zetland County Council
1928-1929 		Succeeded by
Magnus Shearer
[Expand]Conveners of the Zetland County Council
Councillors John Bruce (1890-1907) • John Anderson (1907-1910) • James Grierson (1911-1913) • Robert D. Ganson (1914-1917) • John W. Robertson (1918-1923) • Henry Mouat (1924-1927) • James A. Smith (1928-1929) • Magnus Shearer (1930-1935) • Thomas Johnston (1935-1936) • William McDougall (1936-1937) • Adam Halcrow (1937-1938) • Edward Adie (1938-1943) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1944-1947) • William Thomson (1947-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • Tom Henderson (1960-1963) • William Hamilton (1963-1967) • Robert A. Johnson (1967-1970) • Edward Thomason (1970-1973) • George Blance (1973-1975)
Zetland County Council
Preceded by
Thomas Manson 		Member for
Yell South
1922-1932 		Succeeded by
Thomas Manson
Preceded by
Archibald MacIntyre 		Member for
Bressay
1933-1934 		Succeeded by
Norman Cameron
[Expand]Bressay County Councillors
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)
[Expand]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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