John Irvine (ii)

Born	2 March 1901, Lerwick
Died	15 September 1968, Lerwick
Elections	2 (2 won)
Bayanne	Genealogy page

John William 'Donnie' Irvine was a registrar and County Councillor for Gulberwick from 1955 until his resignation in October 1958.

Biography

John joined the police office of the Shetland County Council in 1917. He transferred into the county office in 1924 and was appointed to the position of County Clerk in 1935. In November 1939, he was appointed as Shetland's welfare officer. Upon retirement in the early 1960s, he had 44 years service with the council.

He was a keen footballer, representing Shetland against Orkney as a right-back. He was also the Guizer Jarl for the Lerwick Up Helly-Aa in 1931.

Political Career

Political career of John Irvine (ii)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1955	County Council Election May 1955 (Gulberwick)	Zetland County Council	97	Elected
1958	County Council Election May 1958 (Gulberwick)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by
James Nicolson (i)

Member for
Gulberwick
1955–1958

Succeeded by

Robert Johnson (i)

Gulberwick Members

Alfred Stove (1890–1898) · William Shand (1901–1907) · Samuel Fordyce (1910–1919) · James Goodlad (1921–1922) · Thomas Anderson (ii) (1924–1924) · Thomas Johnston (ii) (1925–1935) · George Smith (ii) (1936–1938) · Charles Mitchell (1945–1945) · John Williamson (iii) (1949–1949) · James Nicolson (i) (1951–1952) · John Irvine (ii) (1955–1958) · Robert Johnson (i) (1958–1970) · Arthur Irvine (ii) (1970–1973)