Magnus Shearer (ii)

He was educated at Lerwick Central Public School,and the Anderson Educational Institute. In 1942 he was called up to the Royal Navy, serving in the North Atlantic, at the D-Day landings, in the Mediterranean and in the Far East.

After the war Mr Shearer joined the family fish-curing business J & M Shearer Ltd in 1946 and continued there until his retirement in 1984.

Magnus M. Shearer had many civic duties: *He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1969 and remained one for the rest of his life. *He was a member of Lerwick Town Council from 1962 - 1969 *and of Lerwick Harbour Trust from 1960 - 1975, being in the chair from 1967 - 1972. *He became honorary secretary of the Lerwick Lifeboat Station in 1968 until 1992. *From 1958 - 1994 he was honorary consul for Sweden, and *served as honorary consul for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1972 - 1987. *He was also an elder of St Columba's Church for 54 years.

From 1982 until his 70th birthday in 1994 Magnus M. Shearer served as Lord Lieutenant of Shetland, being replaced by John Scott.

Magnus married Maisie Henderson in 1949 fathering one son also called Magnus.