John Love

Born	1851, Glasgow
Died	1932, Edinburgh
Elections	1 (1 won)
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Reverend John Love was a minister in Yell for 24 years and a County Councillor for the Yell South parish between 1890 and 1892.

Biography

John was educated at the Church of Scotland Training College in Glasgow, later attending Glasgow University for further education in theology. After completing his studies, he began his career with the Presbytery in Greenock, and was later an assistant minister in the parish of Dunoon and Kilmun. He was ordained into Yell on 8 April 1886, serving until 1910 when he moved to the Quarff Church of Scotland until late 1916.

He was involved in a number of bodies outside the church, including the Parish council, and School Board. He was also a Justice of the Peace. Upon his retiral in 1916, he left Shetland.

Political Career

Political career of John Love
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1890	County Council Election February 1890 (Yell South)	Zetland County Council	Unopposed	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Constituency created

Member for
Yell South
1890–1892

Succeeded by
John Small

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)