Wigtown Burgh Council Provost - Ebenezer Shaw Baillies - Robert Waddell and Walter S Hounam Councillors - John McMillan, James Pretsell, Charles Fulton, William McBryde, John Robb, George McClelland, Nelson McMurray, Peter James McDowall and John McGarva Sub-Committees Wigtown Harbour - Charles Fulton (Convenor), John Robb Lands and Fences - Peter James McDowall (Convenor), George McClelland, John McGarva The Square - John McMillan (Convenor), Charles Fulton, James Pretsell Roads and Bridges - Peter James McDowall (Convenor), George McClelland, Nelson McMurray Sanitary - William McBryde (Convenor), James Pretsell, George McClelland, John McGarva Finance - Peter James McDowall (Convenor), Charles Fulton, John McMillan Lamps and Pumps - George McClelland (Convenor), James Pretsell, Nelson McMurray Pavements and Footpaths - Robert Waddell (Convenor), James Pretsell, John McGarva, John Robb Water Supply - Ebenezer Shaw (Convenor), and the entire council Trammondford Park - Ebenezer Shaw (Convenor), John McMillan, William McBryde Officers Clerk to the Burgh Council - Robert McWilliam Treasurer to the Burgh Council - Peter James McDowall Collector of Rates - Gavin Coupland Burgh Chamberlain and Harbour Master - John Black Medical Officer - Dr James Dawson Sanitary Inspector - William Ewing General Population of the Burgh of Wigtown in 1911 595 males and 733 females Numbers having the vote in Parliamentary elections 558 Numbers having the vote in Burgh Elections 425 Justices of the Peace John Black, Wigtown Charles McClelland, Bladnoch Ebenezer Shaw, Wigtown Charles Arbuthnot McLean, Wigtown John McMillan, Wigtown