Difference between revisions of "Alexander Bennet"
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[[Image:Abennet.JPG|right|thumb|Sandy Bennet as he appeared in the Shetland Times in 1958.]] | [[Image:Abennet.JPG|right|thumb|Sandy Bennet as he appeared in the Shetland Times in 1958.]] | ||
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| − | '''Alexander Dixon 'Sandy' Bennet''' (b. 11 August [[1916]], Glasgow, d. [[2003]], Callander, Stirling) | + | '''Alexander Dixon 'Sandy' Bennet''' (b. 11 August [[1916]], Glasgow, d. [[2003]], Callander, Stirling), was a PE teacher, merchant and was a [[County Council]]lor for [[Burra (Constituency)|Burra]] between [[1959]] and [[1964]]. |
He unsuccessfully contested the [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1958|1958]] and [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1959|1959]] and [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1963|1963 Lerwick Town Council elections]] and the Burra seat at the [[County_Council_Election_May_1964#Burra_and_Quarff|1964 County Council election]]. | He unsuccessfully contested the [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1958|1958]] and [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1959|1959]] and [[Lerwick Town Council Election May 1963|1963 Lerwick Town Council elections]] and the Burra seat at the [[County_Council_Election_May_1964#Burra_and_Quarff|1964 County Council election]]. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | Sandy was a PE teacher who later became the head of Shetland Wools at 111 Commercial Street | ||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
*[[Burra County Council By-Election July 1959]] | *[[Burra County Council By-Election July 1959]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 15 January 2025
Alexander Dixon 'Sandy' Bennet (b. 11 August 1916, Glasgow, d. 2003, Callander, Stirling), was a PE teacher, merchant and was a County Councillor for Burra between 1959 and 1964.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1958 and 1959 and 1963 Lerwick Town Council elections and the Burra seat at the 1964 County Council election.
Biography
Sandy was a PE teacher who later became the head of Shetland Wools at 111 Commercial Street
Political Career
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Strachan |
Member for Burra 1959-1964 |
Succeeded by George Nelson 
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