James Hunter (iii)

Born	6 February 1872, Billister
Died	21 September 1920, Billister, Nesting
Elections	1 (1 won)
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James Hunter was an author and County Councillor for Nesting from 1919 until his death in 1920. The vacancy he left in the council was filled by his brother Robert.

Biography

James is described as "a clever self-taught Nesting lad" whose "dialect is of the racy soil". He died relatively young on the 21st of September, 1920 at Billister, after which his works were collected.

A deeply religious man, his last words on his death bed were addressed to all Shetlanders: "Tell them that death has no terrors, but tell them too that the bed of death is no place for repentance. If I had not given my heart to Christ, where would I be today?"

Political Career

Political career of James Hunter (iii)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1919	County Council Election December 1919 (Nesting)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by
John Pearson (i)

Member for
Nesting
1919–1920

Succeeded by
Robert Hunter (i)

Nesting Members

Robert Bell (1890–1890) · William Levie (1892–1892) · John Small (1895–1907) · James Loggie (1910–1913) · John Pearson (i) (1914–1914) · James Hunter (iii) (1919–1919) · Robert Hunter (i) (1920–1920) · Robert Ganson (i) (1922–1925) · Magnus Gray (1928–1929) · Thomas Anderson (ii) (1932–1932) · John Sutherland (1935–1935) · James Anderson (iii) (1938–1938) · Adam Thomson (1945–1945) · John Pearson (ii) (1948–1949) · Prophet Smith (1952–1952) · William Hamilton (1955–1970) · Andrew Riddell (1973–1973)