William McDougall
From Shetland History Online
William Laidlaw McDougall (b. 1878, St Mungo, Dumfriesshire, d. 24 February 1937, Peebles) was a native of Dumfriesshire who moved to Dunrossness in 1907 to become factor to John Bruce of the Bruce of Sumburgh family.
He first was elected to the Lerwick Town Council in 1910, later failing to get on to the Zetland County Council for Nesting. In 1913, he was elected to represent Northmavine North. After this he represented Dunrossness South from 1919 until 1922, then again from 1929 until his death in 1937.
A contribution to the Shetland Times explains more about William's background.
He unsuccessfully contested the Nesting seat in the 1910 County Council election.
Political Career
Lerwick Town Council
Zetland County Council
- County Council Election December 1913
- County Council Election December 1919
- County Council Election December 1929
- County Council Election December 1932
- County Council Election December 1935
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| Conveners | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Johnston |
Convener of the Zetland County Council 1936-1937 |
Succeeded by Adam Halcrow |
| Conveners of the Zetland County Council | ||
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| Councillors | John Bruce (1890-1907) • John Anderson (1907-1910) • James Grierson (1911-1913) • Robert D. Ganson (1914-1917) • John W. Robertson (1918-1923) • Henry Mouat (1924-1927) • James A. Smith (1928-1929) • Magnus Shearer (1930-1935) • Thomas Johnston (1935-1936) • William McDougall (1936-1937) • Adam Halcrow (1937-1938) • Edward Adie (1938-1943) • Robert J. H. Ganson (1944-1947) • William Thomson (1947-1955) • Prophet Smith (1955-1960) • Tom Henderson (1960-1963) • William Hamilton (1963-1967) • Robert A. Johnson (1967-1970) • Edward Thomason (1970-1973) • George Blance (1973-1975) | |
| Zetland County Council | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Anderson |
Member for Northmavine North 1913-1919 |
Succeeded by Andrew Garriock 
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| Preceded by John Irvine |
Member for Dunrossness South 1919-1922 |
Succeeded by William Leslie |
| Preceded by William Leslie |
Member for Dunrossness South 1929-1937 |
Succeeded by George Leslie |
| Dunrossness South County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | John Bruce (1890-1907) • William Fotheringham (1907-1919) • John Irvine (1919-1919) • William McDougall (1919-1922) • William Leslie (1922-1929) • William McDougall (1929-1937) • George Leslie (1937-1945) • James Bairnson (1945-1955) • Magnus R. Flaws (1952-1955) • James Gordon (1955-1964) • Raymond Bentley (1964-1975) | |
| Northmavine North County Councillors | ||
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| Councillors | Alexander Hay (1890-1892) • George Sinclair (1892-1898) • Andrew Robertson (1898-1903) • Robert Haldane (1903-1907) • Thomas Anderson (1907-1913) • William McDougall (1913-1919) • Andrew Garriock (1919-1925) • John Tulloch (1925-1935) • James Johnson (1935-1949) • Charles Charleson (1949-1952) • Joseph Peterson (1952-1955) • Hamish Brydone (1955-1964) • Andrew Cromarty (1964-1973) • Robert Balfour (1973-1975) | |
