Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Montgomerie Alexander | Designation: | | Born: | 10 August 1874 | Died: | 1939 or 1940 | Bio Notes: | James Montgomerie Alexander was born in Greenock on 8 October 1874 and was articled to James B Stewart of Greenock 1893-97, attending classes at Glasgow School of Art. He excelled in his studies, receiving First Prize in Advanced Building Construction (1895, taught by George S Hill), a bronze medal in Honours Building Construction (1897, taught by Charles Gourlay) and a Queen's Prize in Architectural Senior Design (1898). In 1898 he spent a few months as assistant to James Milne Monro, but was invited to return to Stewart's office as a partner in the same year. Before the year was out, Stewart had died, but the practice continued to prosper and in 1899 Joseph John Tough was taken into partnership, the firm name becoming Stewart, Tough & Alexander.
In 1898, before joining Stewart in partnership, Alexander had spent a month sketching in Yorkshire. By 1911 he had also visited Normandy, Paris, the Loire Valley, Belgium and Holland.
He was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects.
He died between 1939 and 1940. (His name disappears from Post Office Directories between those years). | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Springhill/20, Ashton Road, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | 1911 | 1914 | | | 2, Hamilton Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Business | Before 1911 | 1940 | | | Seaview/40, Ashton Road, Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1932 | 1937 or 1938 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | 20 July 1911 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | Biographical information and additional references | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | RIBA Biographical Files | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v15 no1084 |
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