James Goudie

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James Goudie as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
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James Mouat Goudie (b. 6 May 1851, Lerwick, d. 17 October 1928, Lerwick) was an ironmonger, Lerwick Town Councillor between 1888 and 1907, spending the last three years (1904-7) as Provost, and County Councillor for Lerwick South between 1892 and 1901, then from 1901 to 1904 for Cunningsburgh.

He was offered the opportunity to fill the a vacancy at the 1880 Lerwick Town Council election but turned the offer down.

His grandfather, James, and his uncle James Mouat were also Lerwick Town Councillors.

Biography

Goudie was a keen antiquary; after his death his large book collection about Shetland was acquired by Lerwick Town Council, and is now in the Shetland Archives.

He was the joint secretary of the Shetland Literary and Scientific Society.

Political Career

Lerwick Town Council

Zetland County Council

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Provosts
Preceded by
John Leisk
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for Lerwick Town Council
1904-1907 		Succeeded by
Arthur Porteous
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[Expand]Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council
Councillors Arthur Edmondston (1818-1823) • Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823-1827) • William Spence (1827-1832) • Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832-1844) • Joseph Leask (1844-1847) • William Sievwright Snr (1847-1856) • Charles Duncan (1856-1862) • Joseph Leask (1862-1865) • Charles Duncan (1865-1874) • William Sievwright Jr (1874-1876) • Thomas Cameron (1876-1883) • John Robertson (1883-1890) • Charles Robertson (1890-1895) • John Leisk (1895-1904) • James Goudie (1904-1907) • Arthur Porteous (1907-1910) • Arthur Laing (1910-1913) • Robert Stout (1913-1915) • Peter Goodlad (1915-1920) • Robert D. Ganson (1920-1924) • James Laing (1924-1927) • John Sinclair (1927-1930) • William Sinclair (1930-1933) • Robert Ollason (1933-1936) • James A. Smith (1936-1941) • Magnus Shearer (1941-1946) • James Aitken (1946-1950) • Robert A. Anderson (1950-1953) • George Burgess (1953-1956) • William Conochie (1956-1959) • Robert Blance (1959-1962) • Harry Gray (1962-1965) • Andrew Nicolson (1965-1967) • Eric Gray (1967-1971) • Bill Smith (1971-1974) • James Taylor (1974-1975)
Zetland County Council
Constituency created Member for
Sandness
1890-1891 		Succeeded by
James Cullen Grierson
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Preceded by
Arthur Laurenson 		Member for
Lerwick South
1891-1901 		Succeeded by
Arthur Laing
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Preceded by
John Tulloch 		Member for
Cunningsburgh
1901-1904 		Succeeded by
Charles Stout
[Expand]Cunningsburgh County Councillors
Councillors George Clark (1890-1896) • John Tulloch (1896-1901) • James Goudie (1901-1904) • Charles Stout (1904-1910) • Francis Pottinger (1910-1919) • Laurence Anderson (1919-1922) • Thomas Johnston (1922-1925) • Simson Wallace (1925-1927) • William Sinclair (1927-1929) • Henry Mouat (1929-1938) • Angus Gunn (1938-1940) • Laurence Laurenson (1940-1945) • St. Clair Pottinger (1945-1949) • Adam Halcrow (1949-1955) • Grace Halcrow (1955-1961) • Joan McLeod (1961-1975)
[Expand]Lerwick South County Councillors
Councillors Arthur Laurenson (1890-1890) • James Goudie (1891-1901) • Arthur Laing (1901-1910) • Charles Stout (1910-1922) • James Laing (1922-1929)
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