John Pearson (i)

Born	4 July 1853, Lunnasting
Died	29 December 1940, Lunnasting
Elections	1 (1 won)
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John Pearson was a merchant, wire fencer and County Councillor for Nesting between 1914 and 1919. His son, John, was also a councillor for the same area.

Biography

John was part of the firm John Pearsons & Sons in Vidlin.

Political Career

Political career of John Pearson (i)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1914	Nesting County Council By-Election December 1914 (Nesting)	Zetland County Council	16	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by
James Loggie

Member for
Nesting
1914–1919

Succeeded by
James Hunter (iii)

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)