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Reverend '''John Love''' (b. [[1851]], Glasgow, d. 28 Jan [[1932]], Edinburgh) was a minister in [[Yell]] for 24 years and a [[County Council]]lor for the [[Yell South (Constituency)|Yell South]] parish between [[1890]] and [[1892]]. | Reverend '''John Love''' (b. [[1851]], Glasgow, d. 28 Jan [[1932]], Edinburgh) was a minister in [[Yell]] for 24 years and a [[County Council]]lor for the [[Yell South (Constituency)|Yell South]] parish between [[1890]] and [[1892]]. | ||
| − | He was ordained into Yell on 8 April [[1886]], | + | ==Biography== |
| + | John was educated at the Church of Scotland Training College in Glasgow, later attending Glasgow University for further education in theology. After completing his studies, he began his career with the Presbytery in Greenock, and was later an assistant minister in the parish of Dunoon and Kilmun. He was ordained into Yell on 8 April [[1886]], serving until 1910 when he moved to the Quarff Church of Scotland until late [[1916]]. | ||
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| + | He was involved in a number of bodies outside the church, including the Parish council, and School Board. He was also a Justice of the Peace. Upon his retiral in 1916, he left Shetland. | ||
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==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
*[[County Council Election February 1890|1890 County Council election]] | *[[County Council Election February 1890|1890 County Council election]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I136847&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page] | *[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I136847&tree=ID1 Bayanne genealogy page] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:32, 5 January 2025
Reverend John Love (b. 1851, Glasgow, d. 28 Jan 1932, Edinburgh) was a minister in Yell for 24 years and a County Councillor for the Yell South parish between 1890 and 1892.
Biography
John was educated at the Church of Scotland Training College in Glasgow, later attending Glasgow University for further education in theology. After completing his studies, he began his career with the Presbytery in Greenock, and was later an assistant minister in the parish of Dunoon and Kilmun. He was ordained into Yell on 8 April 1886, serving until 1910 when he moved to the Quarff Church of Scotland until late 1916.
He was involved in a number of bodies outside the church, including the Parish council, and School Board. He was also a Justice of the Peace. Upon his retiral in 1916, he left Shetland.
Political Career
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Constituency created | Member for Yell South 1890-1892 |
Succeeded by John Small |
