Eric Gray
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Eric Gray (b. 27 November 1917, Lerwick, d. 15 November 1977) was a Lerwick Town Councillor from 1958 to 1975 and a Shetland Islands Councillor.
He was a distant relative of Harry Gray who was also the Provost of Lerwick (6th cousin).
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Biography
Eric entered the drapery trade in Lerwick at a young age, eventually becoming the proprietor of Smith & Robertson, where he continued to work until illness prevented him in 1977.
He was called to service during WWI with the Royal Armoured Corps and joined the 2nd Battalion Royal Tank REgiment in Egypt. With the 7th Armoured Brigade, he went to Burma, landing at Rangoon as the country was falling to the Japanese army. The army were forced to retreat on foot over the Chin Hills to Assam, and Eric eventually travelled to Iraq, serving in Syria and Palestine before eventually returning to Egypt to take part in the Italian Campaign. He finished the war in Austria and Germany, returning back to Shetland in July 1946.
Political Career
Shetland Islands Council
Lerwick Town Council
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1958
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1960
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1963
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1966
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1971
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1973
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by Andrew Nicolson 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1967-1971 |
Succeeded by Bill Smith 
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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) | |
| Shetland Islands Council | ||
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| Constituency created | Member for Lerwick Central 1974-1977 |
Succeeded by Bill Smith
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