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'''Charles Arthur Manson''' (b. 9 January [[1899]] Mid Yell, d. 21 September [[1983]], Portree, Isle of Skye) was a sorting clerk, telegraphist and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. | '''Charles Arthur Manson''' (b. 9 January [[1899]] Mid Yell, d. 21 September [[1983]], Portree, Isle of Skye) was a sorting clerk, telegraphist and [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor. | ||
| − | He was also the Guizer Jarl for Lerwick Up Helly Aa in [[1926]] | + | He was also the Guizer Jarl for Lerwick Up Helly Aa in [[1926]]. |
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | Charles moved to Stromness, Orkney in 1940 to take up the role as Postmaster. In 1946, he moved to Portree on the Isle of Skye to take up the same role there, and had also worked in Crieff. | ||
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| + | He retired in 1961. | ||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
*[[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1933]] | *[[Lerwick Town Council Election November 1933]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I42687&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page] |
[[Category:Lerwick Town Councillors]] | [[Category:Lerwick Town Councillors]] | ||
[[Category: 1899 Births]] | [[Category: 1899 Births]] | ||
[[Category: 1983 Deaths]] | [[Category: 1983 Deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 8 January 2025
File:Postalworkers.jpg
This picture is from the early 1920's and is of all the Post Office Staff. A young Charles Manson can be seen in the back row, second from the left next to an unknown man marked with an 'X'. To the right of him is William G. Smith, councillor. Also in this photo is Robert Blance, who would go on to be provost, second from the right in the back row, and John Gear, third from the right on the bottom row, his face shadowed.
Charles Arthur Manson (b. 9 January 1899 Mid Yell, d. 21 September 1983, Portree, Isle of Skye) was a sorting clerk, telegraphist and Lerwick Town Councillor.
He was also the Guizer Jarl for Lerwick Up Helly Aa in 1926.
Biography
Charles moved to Stromness, Orkney in 1940 to take up the role as Postmaster. In 1946, he moved to Portree on the Isle of Skye to take up the same role there, and had also worked in Crieff.
He retired in 1961.
