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'''Alfred Sturge Stove''' (b. 20 March [[1840]], [[Lerwick]], d. 13 October [[1901]], [[Lerwick]]) was a wood merchant and [[County Council]]lor who represented [[Gulberwick (Constituency)|Gulberwick]] from 1890 until his death in October 1901. As a County Council election was scheduled for December of that year, his seat remained vacant until then. He was also a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor from [[1895]] until his death.

His brother [[Laurence Stove|Laurence]] was also a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor.

He unsuccessfully contested the [[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1876|1876 Lerwick Town Council election]].

==Biography==
Alfred entered his fathers wood merchant business upon leaving education, and when his brother [[Laurence Stove|Laurence]], returned to Shetland in [[1858]], the two brothers entered into business together as L. G. Stove and Co. Laurence died in 1889 but Alfred continued the business until 1895.

He travelled extensively, including to Scandinavia, Western Europe, Russia and America. While in America, he met President McKinley, who was later infamously assassinated. 

He was associated with the Wesleyan Church.
==Political Career==
===Lerwick Town Council===
*[[Lerwick Town Council Election September 1874]]
*[[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1895]]
*[[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1898]]

===Zetland County Council===
*[[County Council Election February 1890|1890 County Council election]]
*[[County Council Election December 1892|1892 County Council election]]
*[[County Council Election December 1895|1895 County Council election]]
*[[County Council Election December 1898|1898 County Council election]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I123844&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page]

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[[Category:Zetland County Councillors]]
[[Category:Lerwick Town Councillors]]
[[Category: 1840 Births]]
[[Category: 1901 Deaths]]