Charles Ogilvy (i)

Born	26 February 1761, Seafield
Died	13 February 1827, Lerwick
Provost	Lerwick Town Council 1823–1827
Elections	2 (2 won)
Bayanne	Genealogy page

Charles Ogilvy was a general merchant and Lerwick Town Councillor. His nephew James, and two of his sons, Charles and John were also councillors. His daughter Margaret was married to William Hay, farmer, banker, Lerwick Town Councillor.

Political Career

Political career of Charles Ogilvy (i)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1823	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1823	Lerwick Town Council	Appointed as Senior Bailie	Elected (Senior Bailie)
1826	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1826	Lerwick Town Council	Appointed as Senior Bailie	Elected (Senior Bailie)

Provosts

Preceded by

Arthur Edmondston

Provost
for Lerwick Town Council
1823–1827

Succeeded by
William Spence

Provosts of the Lerwick Town Council

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)