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Painting of Adam Jamieson.

Adam James Jamieson MBE (b. 6 August 1861, Walls, d. 12 March 1925, Tingwall) was a merchant, justice of the peace and a County Councillor for Burra between 1913 and 1919.

He unsuccessfully contested the 1919 County Council election.

Adam was a well known man in Scalloway, operating a business from there. Henry Mouat described him as "everybody's right hand man".

Zetland County Council
Preceded by Robert Inkster	Member for Burra 1913-1919	Succeeded by George Anderson

Burra County Councillors
_Councillors	_{David Gray (1890-1898) • Henry Henderson (1898-1898) • Charles Lennie (1898-1909) • Robert Inkster (1909-1913) • Adam Jamieson (1913-1919) • George Anderson (1920-1922) • John Henderson (1922-1938) • James Pottinger (1938-1955) • Robert Strachan (1955-1959) • Alexander Bennet (1959-1964) • George Nelson (1964-1970) • Barbara Anderson (1970-1972) • William Cumming (1972-1975)}

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-'''Adam James Jamieson''' MBE (b. 6 August [[1861]], [[Walls]], d. 12 March [[1925]], [[Tingwall]]) was a justice of the peace and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Burra (Constituency)|Burra]] between [[1913]] and [[1919]].
+'''Adam James Jamieson''' MBE (b. 6 August [[1861]], [[Walls]], d. 12 March [[1925]], [[Tingwall]]) was a merchant, justice of the peace and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Burra (Constituency)|Burra]] between [[1913]] and [[1919]].
 He unsuccessfully contested the [[County_Council_Election_December_1919#Burra_and_Quarff|1919 County Council election]].
+==Biography==
+Adam was a well known man in Scalloway, operating a business from there. [[Henry Mouat]] described him as "everybody's right hand man".
 ==Political Career==
 *[[County Council Election December 1913]]