Christopher Sandison
Christopher Sandison (b. 11 October 1841, Sursetter, Delting, d. 28 April 1883, Lerwick) was an editor of the Shetland Times and briefly a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1874 and 1876.
He was the grandson of famous Shetland diarist Christopher Sandison.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1876 Lerwick Town Council election.
Biography
He arrived in Lerwick at age 16 and started working with C. D. Jamieson, stationer and printer. He worked there for 7 years after which he worked with Mr Smith, a stationer in Inverness. Subsequently, he was employed as a travelling stationary salesman by a Glasgow-based firm. Failing health saw him return to Shetland in 1869.
While working for C. D. Jamieson, Sandison took an active role in publishing the Shetland Advertiser - the first newspaper attempted in Lerwick. When the owner of the Shetland Times, Mr Donald Stephen, felt his health was failing, Sandison took over the Shetland Times. His Shetland Times obituary describes him as "in favour of progress and Liberalism, both in municipal and imperial affairs".
