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'''John Leisk''' (b. 27 May [[1845]], [[Uyea]], [[Unst]], d. 26 May [[1929]], [[Lerwick]]) was a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. | '''John Leisk''' (b. 27 May [[1845]], [[Uyea]], [[Unst]], d. 26 May [[1929]], [[Lerwick]]) was a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. | ||
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| + | John arrived in Lerwick in 1861 aged 16, starting his working career with [[George Reid Tait]] at 171 Commercial Street. In September 1871, with [https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I11857&tree=ID1 Alexander Sandison], he purchased Tait's business and began trading under the name Messrs Leisk and Sandison, continuing until Alexander's death in 1918. He then entered into partnership with John Harrison until 1928 when Leisk retired, while Harrison continued to operate the business as Leisk and Sandisons. | ||
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| + | He was a member of the Lerwick Harbour Trust for 43 years, and was one of the guarantors for the new Victoria Pier, and later served as the Chairman of the body. As a member of the Town Council, he and [[Alfred Stove]] were involved in planning of the New Town. He was additionally a member of a number of other bodies, including the Lerwick Gaslight Company, Feuars and Heritors and a Director of the Shetland Fishermen's Widows' Relief Fund. | ||
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| + | As a young man, he was also interested in photography. | ||
==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
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John Leisk (b. 27 May 1845, Uyea, Unst, d. 26 May 1929, Lerwick) was a Lerwick Town Councillor.
Biography
John arrived in Lerwick in 1861 aged 16, starting his working career with George Reid Tait at 171 Commercial Street. In September 1871, with Alexander Sandison, he purchased Tait's business and began trading under the name Messrs Leisk and Sandison, continuing until Alexander's death in 1918. He then entered into partnership with John Harrison until 1928 when Leisk retired, while Harrison continued to operate the business as Leisk and Sandisons.
He was a member of the Lerwick Harbour Trust for 43 years, and was one of the guarantors for the new Victoria Pier, and later served as the Chairman of the body. As a member of the Town Council, he and Alfred Stove were involved in planning of the New Town. He was additionally a member of a number of other bodies, including the Lerwick Gaslight Company, Feuars and Heritors and a Director of the Shetland Fishermen's Widows' Relief Fund.
As a young man, he was also interested in photography.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election September 1874
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1876
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1877
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1880
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1883
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1886
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1889
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1891
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1894
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1898
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1901
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| Preceded by Charles Robertson 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1895-1904 |
Succeeded by James M. Goudie 
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| Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council | ||
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| Councillors | Arthur Edmondston (1818-1823) • Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823-1827) • William Spence (1827-1832) • Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832-1844) • Joseph Leask (1844-1847) • William Sievwright Snr (1847-1856) • Charles Duncan (1856-1862) • Joseph Leask (1862-1865) • Charles Duncan (1865-1874) • William Sievwright Jr (1874-1876) • Thomas Cameron (1876-1883) • John Robertson (1883-1890) • Charles Robertson (1890-1895) • John Leisk (1895-1904) • James Goudie (1904-1907) • Arthur Porteous (1907-1910) • Arthur Laing (1910-1913) • Robert Stout (1913-1915) • Peter Goodlad (1915-1920) • Robert D. Ganson (1920-1924) • James Laing (1924-1927) • John Sinclair (1927-1930) • William Sinclair (1930-1933) • Robert Ollason (1933-1936) • James A. Smith (1936-1941) • Magnus Shearer (1941-1946) • James Aitken (1946-1950) • Robert A. Anderson (1950-1953) • George Burgess (1953-1956) • William Conochie (1956-1959) • Robert Blance (1959-1962) • Harry Gray (1962-1965) • Andrew Nicolson (1965-1967) • Eric Gray (1967-1971) • Bill Smith (1971-1974) • James Taylor (1974-1975) | |
