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His father, [[Robert Ganson (i)|Robert]] was involved at a similar level in local politics. | His father, [[Robert Ganson (i)|Robert]] was involved at a similar level in local politics. | ||
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| + | Bertie had a lifelong connection to his father's firm Ganson Bros. Ltd, who were Ford dealers and self-drive hire in Shetland. Around the age of 18, Bertie joined the business but the outbreak of WWI soon interrupted his work, as he was call up to serve. He was in France with the 51st Division, then with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force. After the war, he returned to work in the family business, and when his father died in 1936, Bertie took charge of the business, the largest of its kind at that point. | ||
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| + | Key to the success of the business was the main contract, which saw Gansons busses travel all over the mainland - but the Post Office began deploying its own vehicles in 1947, ending the 60-year connection. The busses were said to have travelled 75,000 miles a year on average. | ||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
===Lerwick Town Council=== | ===Lerwick Town Council=== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:05, 8 January 2025
Robert James Hay 'Bertie' Ganson (b. 31 July 1896, Lerwick, d. 9 January 1976, Lerwick) was a company director and County Councillor for Delting South between 1922 and 1928, then Sandness from 1928 to 1932, and again from 1949 to 1970. He also represented the Lerwick Town Council between 1932 and 1947.
His father, Robert was involved at a similar level in local politics.
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Biography
Bertie had a lifelong connection to his father's firm Ganson Bros. Ltd, who were Ford dealers and self-drive hire in Shetland. Around the age of 18, Bertie joined the business but the outbreak of WWI soon interrupted his work, as he was call up to serve. He was in France with the 51st Division, then with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force. After the war, he returned to work in the family business, and when his father died in 1936, Bertie took charge of the business, the largest of its kind at that point.
Key to the success of the business was the main contract, which saw Gansons busses travel all over the mainland - but the Post Office began deploying its own vehicles in 1947, ending the 60-year connection. The busses were said to have travelled 75,000 miles a year on average.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1932
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1935
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1938
Zetland County Council
- 1922 County Council election
- 1925 County Council election
- 1928 County Council election
- 1929 County Council election
- 1949 County Council election
- 1952 County Council election
- 1955 County Council election
- 1958 County Council election
- 1961 County Council election
- 1964 County Council election
- 1967 County Council election
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| Conveners | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Adie |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1944-1947 |
Succeeded by William Thomson |
| Conveners of the Zetland County Council | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Peterson |
Member for Delting South 1922-1928 |
Succeeded by Edward Adie 
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| Preceded by Robert Jamieson |
Member for Sandness 1928-1932 |
Succeeded by James Jamieson |
| Preceded by James Jamieson |
Member for Sandness 1949-1970 |
Succeeded by George Morrison |
| Delting South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Thomas Gifford (1890-1898) • William Adie (1899-1907) • Laurence Robertson (1907-1913) • Arthur White (1913-1919) • Joseph Peterson (1919-1922) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1922-1928) • Edward Adie (1928-1952) • Basil Neven-Spence (1952-1955) • Edward Adie (1955-1967) • Hugh Sutherland (1967-1970) • William Robb (1970-1975) | |
| Sandness County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | James Goudie (1890-1891) • James Cullen Grierson (1892-1895) • Herbert Anderton (1895-1898) • Eustace Bankart (1898-1902) • Thomas Sandison (1902-1904) • David Sutherland (1904-1921) • John Harrison (1921-1925) • Robert Jamieson (1925-1928) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1928-1932) • James Jamieson (1932-1949) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1949-1970) • George Morrison (1970-1973) • Peter Garriock (1973-1975) | |
