George Jamieson

Born	1 December 1870, Cullivoe
Died	14 April 1932, Bayanne House, Sellafirth, Yell
Elections	2 (2 won)
Bayanne	Genealogy page

Captain George Jamieson was a master mariner and County Councillor for Yell North first 1919 and 1922 then 1929 until his death.

Biography

George began his career at sea as a young lad and quickly rose to the rank of Captain in the Merchant Navy. In WWI, he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, serving mostly in the Mediterranean. After the war, he returned to Yell and purchased Bayanne House, where he continued to maintain the farm and kept livestock. He returned to the sea again until his retirenemt in 1925.

Political Career

Political career of George Jamieson
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1919	County Council Election December 1919 (Yell North)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected
1929	County Council Election December 1929 (Yell North)	Zetland County Council	110	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by

Henry Mouat

Member for
Yell North
1919–1922

Succeeded by
Lachlan MacFadyen

Preceded by
James Mainland

Member for
Yell North
1929–1932

Succeeded by
Robert Smith

Yell North Members

Zachary Hamilton (1890–1904) · Thomas Sandison (1906–1906) · John Sandison (1907–1907) · Henry Mouat (1910–1913) · George Jamieson (1919–1919) · Lachlan MacFadyen (1922–1922) · James Mainland (1925–1928) · George Jamieson (1929–1929) · Robert Smith (1932–1945) · John Ratter (1948–1949) · John Stewart (1952–1952) · Amanda Youngman (1955–1958) · Andrew Peterson (1961–1961) · Hugh Sutherland (1962–1964) · Hugh Williamson (1967–1970) · Alexander Cluness (1973–1973) · David Johnston (1974–1974)