John Small
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John Small (b. 17 June 1855, Dunfermline, d. 9 July 1942, Lerwick) was a solicitor and County Councillor initially for Yell South between 1892 and 1895 then Nesting between 1895 and 1910.
Small was a solicitor who practised in Lerwick between 1889 until his retirement in 1939. He had graduated the University of Edinburgh in 1880 as a Bachelor of Law. He had been a manager of St. Ringans Church and was a treasurer for over 30 years. He also had a long connection with the Shetland Literary and Scientific Society.
He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1910 County Council election.
Political Career
- County Council Election December 1892
- County Council Election December 1895
- County Council Election December 1898
- County Council Election December 1901
- County Council Election December 1904
- County Council Election December 1907
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| Zetland County Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Love |
Member for Yell South 1892-1895 |
Succeeded by David Williamson |
| Preceded by William Levie |
Member for Yell South 1895-1910 |
Succeeded by James Loggie |
| Nesting County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Robert Bell (1890-1892) • William Levie (1892-1895) • John Small (1895-1910) • James Loggie (1910-1914) • John Pearson (1914-1919) • James Hunter (1919-1920) • Robert Hunter (1920-1922) • Robert D. Ganson (1922-1928) • Magnus Gray (1928-1932) • Thomas Anderson (1932-1935) • William Sutherland (1935-1938) • James Anderson (1938-1945) • Adam Thomson (1945-1948) • John Pearson (1948-1952) • Prophet Smith (1952-1955) • William Hamilton (1955-1973) • Andrew Riddell (1973-1975) | |
| Yell South County Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councillors | John Love (1890-1892) • John Small (1892-1895) • David Williamson (1895-1910) • George Hogan (1910-1919) • Thomas Manson (1919-1922) • James A. Smith (1922-1932) • Thomas Manson (1932-1940) • John Williamson (1940-1949) • George Spence (1949-1950) • John Williamson (1950-1952) • Laurence Johnson (1952-1955) • John Tulloch (1955-1958) • Charles Spence (1958-1964) • John Tulloch (1964-1966) • Robert Gray (1966-1975) | |
