William Clark (ii)
For other people with the same name, see William Clark.
William Fordyce Clark (b. 21 May 1865, Uyeasound, Unst, d. 6 August 1948, Hillsgarth) was a Shetland author and County Councillor. His was the son of Andrew Clark, (b. 13.12.1819, Uyeasound) and Mary Fordyce (b. 22.7.1822, Uyeasound).
Biopgraphy
William was educated in Unst before joining Alexander Sandison & Sons at Baltasound. He left for Edinburgh aged 24 to work in insurancem, first as a correspondence clerk and latterly as Managing Director of the Scottish National Key Registry and Assurance Association Ltd.
He had a keen interest in writing, and his first public venture into journalism was a report of a lively election meeting in Unst in 1886, in Boys' Own Paper. After retiring in Edinburgh in 1934, he returned to Unst.
Clark represented Unst South between 1936 and 1938.
Publications
- Northern Gleams: tales of the Shetland Isles, T and J Manson, 1898
- Story of Shetland, Edinburgh & London, 1906
- Shetland Nights: tales from the Land of the Simmer Dim, Edinburgh & London, 1912
- The Shetland Sketchbook: folk-lore, legend, humour, incident, Edinburgh & London, 1930
- Ventures in Verse, illustrated by Fred Irvine was published posthumously in 1951
- The Temptation: a Shetland story
Political Career
External Link
Among a number of others, Shetland Museum has a photo of Fordyce Clark in Baltasound & another with his son Bertie Clark at Underhoull, Westing, Unst
| Zetland County Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Basil Neven-Spence |
Member for Unst South 1936-1938 |
Succeeded by Andrew Irvine |
