Sinclair Duncan

Sinclair Thomson Duncan (b. 21 April 1827, Hoswick, Sandwick, d. 6 February 1927, Seaview House, Hoswick) was for a time a wholesale merchant at Leith, and subsequently a travelling commission agent. He returned to Hoswick in the 1870s. Duncan was elected to serve as a County Councillor for Sandwick from 1890 to 1904.

Duncan was also the leader of the salvors in the Hoswick Whale Case.

Books Authored

• Journal of a Voyage To and From Australia amongst Emigrants, Reid & Reynolds, 1869.

• From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States; being a journal of travels, with narrative of return journey after three years' exploration, Charles J. Duncan, Lerwick, 1911. Download journal, including portrait of author

Political Career

• County Council Election February 1890
• County Council Election December 1892
• County Council Election December 1895
• County Council Election December 1898
• County Council Election December 1901

External Links

• Bayanne genealogy page

Zetland County Council
Constituency created	Member for Sandwick 1890-1904	Succeeded by William Smith