William Collie

Born	24 March 1909, 107 John Street
Died	1960
Elections	1 (1 won)

William Bain Collie was a County Councillor for Bressay from 1945 until 1949, representing the Labour Party.

Biography

William spent his life working at sea and succeeded Prophet Smith as Chairman of the Seaman's Union in Shetland in January 1945. He held that post until it shut down in around 1950. He and his wife moved to Aberdeen.

The Shetland Archives has a copy of the manifesto he used during his 1945 campaign, and also two articles written by him in the only two editions of The Shetland Monthly ever published, entitled Trades Unionism in Shetland and Trade Union Affairs.

Political Career

Political career of William Collie
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1945	County Council Election December 1945 (Bressay)	Zetland County Council	97	Elected

Offices Held

Zetland County Council

Preceded by
Norman Cameron

Member for
Bressay
1945–1949

Succeeded by
James Smith (ii)

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)