Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Walker Smart | Designation: | | Born: | 1872 | Died: | 1941 | Bio Notes: | John Walker Smart was born in 1872, the son of the architect James Smart who is believed to have been apprenticed in his turn to his uncle or father David Smart, architect, Perth, and who was in partnership with him as D & J Smart from at least 1887. John was articled to the family firm from 1888, leaving to gain wider experience with Kinnear & Peddie in Edinburgh in 1892, with McLuckie & Walker in Stirling in 1893 and with Thomas Martin Cappon in Dundee in 1894. In 1895 the D & J Smart partnership ended, probably in a family disagreement relating to the readmission of John to the practice. James left to open his own office with John as chief assistant, and in 1900 entered into partnership with him as James Smart & Son. Their office was at 28 York Place, David Smart remaining at the 42 Tay Street office and later going into partnership with Donald Alexander Stewart.
James did not seek membership of the RIBA but John was admitted Licentiate on 16 January 1911, his proposers being George Penrose Kennedy Young, William Fleming Wilkie and Patrick Hill Thoms. His nomination papers suggest that his father had died in 1903. In the interim period between his application for Licentiateship in 1910 and the end of that year, John had emigrated to Canada and settled in Winnipeg where he was an associate for twelve years with J H G Russel. In the 1920s he moved to Alhambra, California. He died in 1941. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 28, York Place, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | Private/business | 1895 | After 1911 | | | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Private/business | 1910 | | | | California, United States of America | Private/business | Between 1920 and 1929 | | |
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ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Journal of the Royal Architectural Inst of Canada | November 1941 | v18, no11 | | p192 Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information per Holly Kinnear | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v8 no468 (microfilm reel 31) |
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