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| − | '''John James Robertson Meiklejohn''' (b. 1850, Caithness, d. 22 August [[1912]], Novar, Evanton, Ross-shire) was a farm overseer from [[Bressay]]. He was a [[County Council]]lor for the [[Bressay (Constituency)|Bressay constituency]] between [[1890]] and [[1892]], | + | '''John James Robertson Meiklejohn''' (b. 1850, Caithness, d. 22 August [[1912]], Novar, Evanton, Ross-shire) was a farm overseer from [[Bressay]]. He was a [[County Council]]lor for the [[Bressay (Constituency)|Bressay constituency]] between [[1890]] and [[1892]]. |
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| + | In November 1892, he left Shetland to become the factor for Ronald Munro-Ferguson of Novar, Ross-shire. | ||
==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
*[[County_Council_Election_February_1890#Bressay|1890 County Council Election]] | *[[County_Council_Election_February_1890#Bressay|1890 County Council Election]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I268290&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page] | *[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I268290&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page] | ||
| − | {{CountyCouncillors|'''Constituency created'''|'''Member for<br>[[Bressay (Constituency)|Bressay]]'''<br>1890- | + | {{CountyCouncillors|'''Constituency created'''|'''Member for<br>[[Bressay (Constituency)|Bressay]]'''<br>1890-1892|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Ganson (i)|Robert Ganson]]'''<br>[[File:RD Ganson Headshot.png|40px]]}}{{Template:BressayZCC}} |
[[Category:Zetland County Councillors]] | [[Category:Zetland County Councillors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 4 July 2024
John James Robertson Meiklejohn (b. 1850, Caithness, d. 22 August 1912, Novar, Evanton, Ross-shire) was a farm overseer from Bressay. He was a County Councillor for the Bressay constituency between 1890 and 1892.
In November 1892, he left Shetland to become the factor for Ronald Munro-Ferguson of Novar, Ross-shire.
Political Career
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Constituency created | Member for Bressay 1890-1892 |
Succeeded by Robert Ganson 
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| Bressay County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | James Meiklejohn (1890-1898) • Robert D. Ganson (1898-1913) • Thomas Anderson (1913-1922 • Allan Roy (1922-1929) • Archibald MacIntyre (1929-1933) • James Smith (1933-1934) • Norman Cameron (1934-1945) • William Collie (1945-1949) • James Smith (1949-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • John Smith (1960-1966) • John Scott (1966-1970) • James Irvine (1970-1975) | |
