William Conochie
From Shetland History Online
William Conochie as Provost of the Lerwick Town Council.
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
Image kindly supplied by the Shetland Islands Council
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W.K.Conochie and Mrs Gibb on picnic at Bardister in 1928. Photo from Shetland Museum.
William Kenneth Conochie (b. 25 November 1898, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, d. 12 October 1969, Lerwick) was a stationer who founded the Conochies shop on Commercial Street, which is still open today. He was also a Lerwick Town Councillor between 1949 and 1963.
He unsuccessfully contested the 1932 Lerwick Town Council election.
Political Career
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1949
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1952
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1955
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1959
- Lerwick Town Council Election May 1961
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| Provosts | ||
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| Preceded by George Burgess 
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Provost for Lerwick Town Council 1956-1959 |
Succeeded by Robert Blance 
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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) | |
