William Sievwright (i)

Born	6 October 1791, Nesting
Died	26 June 1870
Provost	Lerwick Town Council 1847–1856
Elections	9 (9 won)
Bayanne	Genealogy page

William Sievwright was a writer, councillor and procurator in the Sheriff Court of Zetland and Notary Public. Sievwright's political career as a Lerwick Town Councillor was lengthy, stretching 27 years, with the last 9 being as the Senior Baillie. His son, William, was also a councillor. Sievwright, and his son played significant roles in the growth of Lerwick, being a Feuror and Heritor.

Political Career

Political career of William Sievwright (i)
Year	Election	Council	Votes	Result
1829	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1829	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1832	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1832	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1835	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1835	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1838	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1838	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1841	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1841	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1844	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1844	Lerwick Town Council	Elected as councillor	Elected (councillor)
1847	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1847	Lerwick Town Council	Appointed as Senior Bailie	Elected (Senior Bailie)
1850	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1850	Lerwick Town Council	Appointed as Senior Bailie	Elected (Senior Bailie)
1853	Lerwick Town Council Election September 1853	Lerwick Town Council	Appointed as Senior Bailie	Elected (Senior Bailie)

Provosts

Preceded by
Joseph Leask

Provost
for Lerwick Town Council
1847–1856

Succeeded by
Charles Duncan

Provosts of the Lerwick Town Council

Arthur Edmondston (1818–1823) · Charles Ogilvy Snr (1823–1827) · William Spence (1827–1832) · Charles Ogilvy Jr (1832–1844) · Joseph Leask (1844–1847) · William Sievwright Snr (1847–1856) · Charles Duncan (1856–1862) · Joseph Leask (1862–1865) · Charles Duncan (1865–1874) · William Sievwright Jr (1874–1876) · Thomas Cameron (1876–1883) · John Robertson (1883–1890) · Charles Robertson (1890–1895) · John Leisk (1895–1904) · James Goudie (1904–1907) · Arthur Porteous (1907–1910) · Arthur Laing (1910–1913) · Robert Stout (1913–1915) · Peter Goodlad (1915–1920) · Robert D. Ganson (1920–1924) · James Laing (1924–1927) · John Sinclair (1927–1930) · William Sinclair (1930–1933) · Robert Ollason (1933–1936) · James A. Smith (1936–1941) · Magnus Shearer (1941–1946) · James Aitken (1946–1950) · Robert A. Anderson (1950–1953) · George Burgess (1953–1956) · William Conochie (1956–1959) · Robert Blance (1959–1962) · Harry Gray (1962–1965) · Andrew Nicolson (1965–1967) · Eric Gray (1967–1971) · Bill Smith (1971–1974) · James Taylor (1974–1975)