Arthur Nicolson (ii)
For other people with the same name, see Arthur Nicolson.
Sir Arthur John Frederick William Nicolson (b. 8 June 1882, Melbourne, d. 25 April 1952, Delting) was born 11th Baronet of that Ilk and Lasswade, 1629, of Brough Lodge, Fetlar, Shetland.
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Arthur of Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10th. Baronet and Annie Rutherford, Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, (died 1936), daughter of the late John Rutherford, Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh; born 8 June 1882. He succeeded his father in 1917. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and studied law at Edinburgh University (M.A. LL.B.). He received the O.B.E. in December 1944. He served as Lord Lieutenant for Shetland 1948-52, and as a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. during World War 1 and served in World War 2 as Lt. Col. commanding the 1st Zetland Battalion Home Guard. The family roots can be traced back to James Nicolson (1530-1580), writer and burgess of Edinburgh, clerk to the Collector of Thirds.
Nicolson was also a County Councillor for Fetlar between 1917 and 1932.
Political Career
- 1917 County Council by-election
- 1919 County Council election
- 1922 County Council election
- 1925 County Council election
- 1928 County Council election
- 1929 County Council election
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Nicolson Snr 
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Member for Fetlar 1917-1932 |
Succeeded by William Carson |
| Fetlar County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | James Campbell (1890-1892) • William Glover (1893-1895) • Arthur T. B. Nicolson (1895-1917) • Arthur J. Nicolson (1917-1932) • William Carson (1932-1937) • John Campbell (1937-1945) • Charles Brown (1945-1967) • Arthur Johnson (1967-1970) • John Laurenson (1970-1975) | |
