Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Millar |
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| Bio Notes: | James Millar was second clerk in H M Office of Works in Edinburgh under Robert Reid. When the post of Master of Works in Scotland was abolished and reduced to 'a superior Clerk of the Works' in April 1839, to be implemented on 31 March 1840, Millar retained his post under William Nixon who was transferred from Dublin as head clerk in the Edinburgh office in 1840. In September Nixon found that Millar had been guilty of serious misconduct. Millar appealed to the Office of Woods and Forests, but the office instructed Nixon to dismiss him. No further information on him is known. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
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| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Robert Reid | Before 1839 | 1840 | Second Clerk | In H M Office of Works, Edinburgh |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | Before 1839 | September 1840 | Second Clerk | In Edinburgh office - under Robert Reid and William Nixon |
| William Nixon | 1840 | September 1840 | Second Clerk | In H M Office of Works, Edinburgh |
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Grant, David | The Office of Works and the Renovation of the Scottish Universities, 1808-89 | From PRO Works 1/23 and 1/24 Office of Woods Letter Books | |||