Seamus McSporran

Seamus McSporran

Seamus McSporran (born 1938) is a Scottish man who worked in 14 jobs for 31 years in the Scottish island of Gigha. The island has a population of about 150.

For 31 years McSporran was working in 14 jobs:

* ambulance, bus and taxi driver (all the same vehicle)
* bed and breakfast hotel keeper (including renting bicycles to tourists)
* fire chief
* insurance agent
* petrol pump attendant
* pier master
* police officer
* postmaster
* registrar of births, marriages and deaths
* rent collector
* shopkeeper
* undertaker

McSporran began in 1965 as postmaster and shopkeeper and gradually increased his responsibilities. In 1989 he received the British Empire Medal for his services.

McSporran announced his retirement in April 2000 at the age of 62. In an interview he said that his wife had been a great help with his multiple duties.


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