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'''James John Pottinger''' (b. 20 November [[1872]], [[Nesting]], d. 12 April [[1961]], Edinburgh) was a compositor, briefly a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor from [[1919]] until his resignation in [[1921]] and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Lerwick Central (Constituency)|Lerwick Central]] between [[1919]] until he resigned in May [[1921]] | '''James John Pottinger''' (b. 20 November [[1872]], [[Nesting]], d. 12 April [[1961]], Edinburgh) was a compositor, briefly a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor from [[1919]] until his resignation in [[1921]] and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Lerwick Central (Constituency)|Lerwick Central]] between [[1919]] until he resigned in May [[1921]] | ||
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| + | His brother, [[Francis Pottinger|Francis]] was also a [[County Council]]lor. | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | James was for some time employed by R & R Clark, a printers in Edinburgh. Around 1911, he was elected as President of the Edinburgh and Leith Printing Establishments Association. | ||
==Political Career== | ==Political Career== | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 8 January 2025
For other people with the same name, see James Pottinger.
James John Pottinger (b. 20 November 1872, Nesting, d. 12 April 1961, Edinburgh) was a compositor, briefly a Lerwick Town Councillor from 1919 until his resignation in 1921 and a County Councillor for Lerwick Central between 1919 until he resigned in May 1921
His brother, Francis was also a County Councillor.
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[hide]Biography
James was for some time employed by R & R Clark, a printers in Edinburgh. Around 1911, he was elected as President of the Edinburgh and Leith Printing Establishments Association.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
Zetland County Council
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| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by James Jamieson |
Member for Lerwick Central 1919-1921 |
Succeeded by John Sinclair 
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