Difference between revisions of "William Shand"
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He unsuccessfully contested the Gulberwick seat in the [[County_Council_Election_December_1910#Gulberwick|1910 County Council election]]. | He unsuccessfully contested the Gulberwick seat in the [[County_Council_Election_December_1910#Gulberwick|1910 County Council election]]. | ||
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| + | William was the son of a miller and grain merchant, and worked for some time in the Aberdeen offices of the North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company, reaching the position of cashier. He was appointed as agent for the firm in Lerwick in 1878, succeeding [[Charles Merrylees]], who moved to the Aberdeen branch to be a Manager. William continued as Agent until he retired in 1906 and was succeeded by [[William Merrylees]]. | ||
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| + | He was a Director of the Lerwick Gaslight Company. | ||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
*[[County Council Election December 1901|1901 County Council election]] | *[[County Council Election December 1901|1901 County Council election]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 12 January 2025
William Murdoch Shand (b. 26 February 1843, Old Machar, Aberdeen, d. 6 December 1929, Lerwick) was a shipping agent and County Councillor for Gulberwick between 1901 and 1910, and later Sandwick between 1911 and 1913.
He unsuccessfully contested the Gulberwick seat in the 1910 County Council election.
Biography
William was the son of a miller and grain merchant, and worked for some time in the Aberdeen offices of the North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company, reaching the position of cashier. He was appointed as agent for the firm in Lerwick in 1878, succeeding Charles Merrylees, who moved to the Aberdeen branch to be a Manager. William continued as Agent until he retired in 1906 and was succeeded by William Merrylees.
He was a Director of the Lerwick Gaslight Company.
Political Career
- 1901 County Council election
- 1904 County Council election
- 1907 County Council election
- 1911 County Council by-election
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Alfred Stove |
Member for Gulberwick 1901-1910 |
Succeeded by Samuel Fordyce |
| Preceded by William Shand |
Member for Sandwick 1911-1913 |
Succeeded by Robert Ganson 
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| Gulberwick County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Alfred Stove (1890-1901) • William Shand (1901-1910) • Samuel Fordyce (1910-1921) • James Goodlad (1921-1924) • Thomas Anderson (1924-1925) • Thomas Johnston (1925-1936) • George Smith (1936-1945) • Charles Mitchell (1945-1949) • John Williamson (1949-1951) • James Nicolson (1951-1955) • John Irvine (1955-1958) • Robert Johnson (1958-1970) • Arthur Irvine (1970-1975) | |
| Sandwick County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Sinclair Duncan (1890-1904) • William Smith (1904-1910) • William Shand (1911-1913) • Robert D. Ganson (1913-1919) • William Jamieson (1919-1932) • William Thomson (1935-1955) • James Pottinger (1955-1958) • Robert Bruce (1958-1961) • James Halcrow (1961-1970) • Thomas Stove (1970-1975) | |
