William Hamilton
William Robert Thomas 'Bob' Hamilton (b. 2 December 1905, d. 25 November 1997, Aberdeen) was a County Councillor for Nesting between 1955 and 1973.
His father, Zachary was a County Councillor for Yell North from 1890 until his death in 1905, just 21 days after William's birth.
He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting at the 1973 County Council election.
Biography
William spent a large part of his youth out of Shetland, at the Edinburgh Academy, at a boarding school in England and at the University of Edinburgh.
In 1929, he sailed to New Zealand where he farmed sheep during the depression. In WWII, he volunteered for the New Zealand Army and saw action in the North African Campaign. He was captured in 1942 and became a prisoner of war in Germany. Despite several escape attempts, he saw out the rest of the war in captivity. After the war, he settled in Shetland and became a partner in the Adie business in Voe (his mother was the daughter of William Adie).
Political Career
- 1955 County Council election
- 1958 County Council election
- 1961 County Council election
- 1964 County Council election
- 1967 County Council election
- 1970 County Council election
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| Preceded by Tom Henderson |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1963-1967 |
Succeeded by Robert A. Johnson |
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Prophet Smith |
Member for Nesting 1955-1973 |
Succeeded by Andrew Riddell |
