Robert Johnson (i)
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Jock Henderson (Clerk of Works), Sheriff MacDonald, John H. Spence (Department of Education), Bingo Johnson, Dr. Hamilton, ?, Charles Brown, ?, ?, ?, Rev. Jim Blair, Robert A. Anderson, Bryan Davidson (County Architect), Peter Scollay
Robert Alexander 'Bingo' Johnson (b. 28 January 1903, Vidlin, d. 11 July 1970, Aberdeen) was a clerk in the office of the Procurator Fiscal and a County Councillor for Gulberwick from 1958 until his death in 1970, also having been the convener. He was also the Lerwick Up Helly-Aa Guizer Jarl in 1928.
Political Career
- Gulberwick County Council By-Election October 1958
- County Council Election May 1961
- County Council Election May 1964
- County Council Election May 1967
- County Council Election May 1970
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| Conveners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Hamilton |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1967-1970 |
Succeeded by Edward Thomason |
| 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 John Irvine |
Member for Gulberwick 1958-1970 |
Succeeded by Arthur Irvine |
| Gulberwick County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Alfred Stove (1890-1901) • William Shand (1901-1910) • Samuel Fordyce (1910-1921) • James Goodlad (1921-1924) • Thomas Anderson (1924-1925) • Thomas Johnston (1925-1936) • George Smith (1936-1945) • Charles Mitchell (1945-1949) • John Williamson (1949-1951) • James Nicolson (1951-1955) • John Irvine (1955-1958) • Robert Johnson (1958-1970) • Arthur Irvine (1970-1975) | |
