Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Smith (junior) | Designation: | | Born: | 13 September 1905 | Died: | 21 December 1957 | Bio Notes: | James Smith was born on 13 September 1905, the son of JAmes Smith, school headmaster, and his wife Agnes Sorbie. He was articled to Hutton & Taylor in August 1924, studying at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He transferred to the firm of Denny & Blain for the final year of his apprenticeship and remained for a further year as assistant, leaving them to make a study tour of Holland and Germany in September 1930. Having returned in November that year he joined James Taylor Thomson as an assistant. He was still there in 1932 when he obtained his diploma and was admitted ARIBA at the end of the year, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes and his former employers David Bateman Hutton and Thomas Lumsden Taylor.
In the RIBA Kalendar 1950 he is described as 'James Smith junior'. He died on 21 December 1957 aged 52. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 160, Fergus Drive, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1932 * | After 1950 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Hutton & Taylor | April 1924 | May 1928 | Apprentice | | | Denny & Blain | June 1928 | c. July 1929 | Apprentice | | | Denny & Blain | c. July 1929 | August 1930 | Draughtsman | | | James Taylor Thomson | November 1930 | After 1932 | Assistant(?) | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5009 (combined box 50) |
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