William Thomson (i)
William Thomson (b. 29 October 1906, Swinister, Sandwick, d. 22 December 1959, Sandwick), went in to business as a car hirer at Swinster, Sandwick sometime before 1923, which developed in to goods and passenger carrying work when a Model T Ford was purchased in or around that year. The business bought its first bus in 1936 and traded under the name "Thomson" until 1962 when it merged with the fellow Sandwick bus operator "P. J. Smith" to become the "Sandwick Transport Co." In 1940 he bought the business of "Thomson's Motor Garage" in Lerwick from Charlie Thomson, situated on the Esplanade (now demolished}, which continued trading under the same business name and went on to become a Vauxhall - Bedford dealership.
He was County Councillor for Sandwick between 1935 and 1955.
Political Career
- County Council Election December 1935
- County Council Election December 1938
- County Council Election December 1945
- County Council Election May 1949
- County Council Election May 1952
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| Conveners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Ganson |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1947-1955 |
Succeeded by Prophet Smith |
| 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 William Jamieson |
Member for Sandwick 1935-1955 |
Succeeded by James Pottinger |
| Sandwick County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Sinclair Duncan (1890-1904) • William Smith (1904-1910) • William Shand (1911-1913) • Robert D. Ganson (1913-1919) • William Jamieson (1919-1932) • William Thomson (1935-1955) • James Pottinger (1955-1958) • Robert Bruce (1958-1961) • James Halcrow (1961-1970) • Thomas Stove (1970-1975) | |
