James Hutton Arthur Porteous

1918 - 1995  (76 years)

• Name	James Hutton Arthur Porteous
  Born	11 Jul 1918	Burnbridge, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	dairy manager
  Occupation	milk retailer
  Residence	1933-1943	19 Priory Road, Whitecross, Linlithgow, West lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	28 Jan 1953  [1]
  	Dairyman
  Residence	28 Jan 1953	West Park, Pardovan, Linlithgow
  _UID	95BBF5850B12489986771A16015BE7EC2431
  Died	23 Apr 1995	Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Cause: respiratory failure, recurrent aspiration following oesophage gastrectomy, advanced oesoph
  Person ID	I7321	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Alexander Porteous,   b. 18 Aug 1888, Bonhard Mill, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 13 Feb 1970, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Jane Brown Hutton,   b. 24 Sep 1890, Bonhard Cottage, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 8 Jun 1967, St Michaels Hospital, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1911	Woodside, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Witnesses to the wedding Alexander Porteus and Jane Hutton were John Kerr and Catherine Hutton.
  Family ID	F2373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Cochrane Cunningham Wardrop
  Children	1. John Alexander Porteous   2. David Hutton Porteous   3. Deryck Cunnigham Porteous
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F4468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On 8 May 1959 James was elected Councillor for the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow. Appointed Bailie on the 10th May 1963. Elected Police Judge 5 May 1967. Served on many committees including being Convener of the Property and Works and Slaughterhouse, Public Health and Cleansing, Marches, Blackness and Entertainments, Housing Management, Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Gala Day Committee, Roads and Lighting, and Representative to the Cemetery Board and County Council. He resigned, due to business commitments, on 3 Jun 1969. Apart from local government politics he was also interested in breeding and racing pigeons, photography, shooting and gun dogs. Informant on the death of James Porteous was his son David H Porteous Addresses for Jim are: Burnbridge, Muiravonside (to about 1933) 19 Priory Road, Whitecross (about 1933 to 43) West Park Dairy, Philpstoun, Linlithgow (about 1943 to early 1950's) 6 High Street, Linlithgow (1954. 1960) 2 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow. 9 Carseknowe, Linlithgow (1995) Jim was a dairyman (1954) and milk retailer (1955), operating from West Park Dairy, Philpstoun, the farm holding run by his father, Alexander Porteous (b 1888). Later, he was a creamery production manager (with Brown Ferguson, Polmont). His interests were pigeon breeding/racing, photography, shooting/gun dogs and local politics. He served as a local councillor and was elected councillor for Royal Burgh of Linlithgow on 8 May 1959, under Provost Merker. Appointed Baillie 10 May 1963 under Provost Lawrie. Elected Police Judge 5 May 1967 under Provost Byrne. Served on various committees including: Property and Works and Slaughterhouse (convener), Public Health and Cleansing, Marches, Blackness and Entertainments, Housing Management, Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Gala Day Committee, Roads and Lighting, representative to Cemetery Board and County Council. Resigned due to business committments 3 June 1969. Minute 3 of meeting on 3 June 1969 states "On the motion of the Provost, the Town Clerk was instructed to write a letter of appreciation for services rendered".

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).