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'''George Goudie Kay''' (b. 17 March [[1862]], [[Lerwick]], d. 13 May [[1931]], Edinburgh) was a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. In his youth Kay was a socialist, perhaps the first in Shetland: he subscribed to William Morris's journal ''Commonweal'' in the 1880s; later in life he became a staunch Conservative.
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'''George Goudie Kay''' (b. 17 March [[1862]], [[Lerwick]], d. 13 May [[1931]], Edinburgh) was a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor.  
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==Biography==
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In his youth Kay was a socialist, perhaps the first in Shetland: he subscribed to William Morris's journal ''Commonweal'' in the 1880s; later in life he became a staunch Conservative.
  
 
==Political Career==
 
==Political Career==

Revision as of 16:06, 7 January 2025

George Goudie Kay (b. 17 March 1862, Lerwick, d. 13 May 1931, Edinburgh) was a Lerwick Town Councillor.

Biography

In his youth Kay was a socialist, perhaps the first in Shetland: he subscribed to William Morris's journal Commonweal in the 1880s; later in life he became a staunch Conservative.

Political Career

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