Arthur Porteous
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Arthur Alexander Porteous (b. 17 May 1857, Stromness, Orkney, d. 7 July 1935, Gladsmuir, East Lothian) was a chemist with premises in Union Bank and he was also a Lerwick Town Councillor from 1887 to 1910
Biography
Arthur served as an apprentice chemist in Orkney after passing his exams, and became a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society. After working on the Scottish mainland for some time, he came to Lerwick in December 1879 and opened his own shop a chemist. He continued to operate the same business until he retired in 1932.
He was an advocate for education in the isles. Not long after arriving in Shetland, he joined the Lerwick School Board, including holding the role of Chair of that organisation during the 1902 opening of the Lerwick Central School.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1887
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1890
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1893
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1896
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1899
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1902
- Lerwick Town Council Election November 1905
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| Preceded by James M. Goudie 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1907-1910 |
Succeeded by Arthur Laing 
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| Leaders of the Lerwick Town Council | ||
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| 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) | |
