Shetland Political History

James Smith (i)

James Smith (i)

Born	7 July 1877, Mid Yell
Died	18 April 1943, Lerwick
Convener	Zetland County Council 1928–1929
Provost	Lerwick Town Council 1936–1941
Elections	7 (6 won)
Bayanne	Genealogy page

James Andrew 'Ooie Jeemie' Smith was a shopkeeper and Lerwick Town Councillor from 1934 to 1941, as provost from 1936 until his resignation in 1941. He unsuccessfully contested the Yell South seat in the 1932 County Council election. His brother in law John Leslie was also a Councillor and his daughter, Patricia, was married to Major Bill Anderson

Biography

He first had a wool and hosiery business in his native island of Yell, and moved after World War I to set up in Lerwick.

He was a founder and President of the Shetland Woollen Industry Association, whose principal aim was the protection of Shetland's hand-knitted industry by means of a trademark.

Political Career

Political career of James Smith (i)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1922	County Council Election December 1922 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	106	Elected
1925	County Council Election December 1925 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected
1928	County Council Election December 1928 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected
1929	County Council Election December 1929 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected
1932	County Council Election December 1932 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	131	Not elected
1933	Bressay County Council By-Election September 1933 (Bressay)	Zetland County Council	19	Elected
1934	Lerwick Town Council Election November 1934	Lerwick Town Council	903	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by
Thomas Manson (i)

Member for
Yell South
1922–1932

Succeeded by
Thomas Manson (i)

Preceded by
Archibald MacIntyre

Member for
Bressay
1933–1934

Succeeded by
Norman Cameron

Conveners

Preceded by

Henry Mouat

Convener
for Zetland County Council
1928–1929

Succeeded by

Magnus Shearer

Conveners of the Zetland County Council

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)

Provosts

Preceded by

Robert Ollason

Provost
for Lerwick Town Council
1936–1941

Succeeded by

Magnus Shearer

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)

Yell South Members

John Love (1890–1890) · John Small (1892–1892) · David Williamson (1895–1907) · George Hoggan (1910–1913) · Thomas Manson (i) (1919–1919) · James Smith (i) (1922–1929) · Thomas Manson (i) (1932–1938) · John Williamson (iv) (1940–1945) · George Spence (1949–1949) · John Williamson (iv) (1950–1950) · Laurence Johnson (1952–1952) · John Tulloch (ii) (1955–1955) · Charles Spence (1958–1961) · John Tulloch (ii) (1964–1964) · Robert Gray (1966–1973)

Bressay Members

John Meiklejohn (1890–1890) · Robert Ganson (i) (1892–1910) · Thomas Anderson (ii) (1913–1919) · Allan Roy (1922–1928) · Archibald MacIntyre (1929–1932) · James Smith (i) (1933–1933) · Norman Cameron (1934–1938) · William Collie (1945–1945) · James Smith (ii) (1949–1952) · Prophet Smith (1955–1958) · John Smith (ii) (1960–1964) · John Scott (1966–1967) · James Irvine (ii) (1970–1973)