Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Thomas MacKelvie Alexander | | Designation: | | | Born: | 18 March 1888 | | Died: | 8 May 1964 | | Bio Notes: | Thomas MacKelvie Alexander trained at the School of Art, the Technical College and the University, all in Liverpool. He is included in the Dictionary of Scottish Architects at present because he obviously had Scottish roots and may have been brought up in Scotland. From 1903 until 1907 he served his articles with an unspecified Liverpool practice, transferring to become assistant to Harris & Hobson. In 1912 he spent three years as a surveyor with the Inland Revenue and in 1915 moved to become a senior architectural assistant with HM Admiralty Works Department in Perth (???). In 1919 he returned to Liverpool to take a post as senior assistant with Woolfall & Eeles. He was admitted ARIBA on 3 December 1923 his proposers being T E Eeles, Charles W Harris and Lawrence Hobson. He was elevated to FRIBA in 1936. He was also a Fellow of the Surveyors' Institution.
He died on 8 May 1964. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 6, Prince Alfred Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, England | Private(?) | | 1926 | | | 30, Castle Street, Liverpool, England | Business | 1923 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Harris & Hobson | 1907 | 1912 | Assistant | | | Woolfall & Eccles | 1919 | 1923(?) | Senior Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas Edgar Eccles | 3 December 1923 | For Associateship | | Charles W Harris | 3 December 1923 | For Associateship | | Lawrence Hobson | 3 December 1923 | For Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 15 May 1963 | | | p1034 - obituary |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Location of unpublished material | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no 3707 (microfilm reel 28); F no 3357 |
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