Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Stratton Paterson | Designation: | | Born: | 6 April 1897 | Died: | 28 May 1960 | Bio Notes: | James Stratton Paterson was born on 6 April 1897, the son of John Paterson, papermaker, and his wife Annie Gardiner and was articled to Maclaren Sons & Soutar in 1914, attending classes at Dundee Technical College. His training was interrupted by military service from 1915 to 1918 but in 1919 he resumed his apprenticeship and his studies. On completion of his apprenticeship he joined James Hendry Langlands as improver, continuing to study at Dundee Technical College for a final year and undertaking further studies in art thereafter. He was later appointed assistant to Ogilvy & Stewart in the same city, leaving them in 1926 to join William Macfarlane Patrick as chief assistant and quantity surveyor, where he remained until the outbreak of the Second World War.
During the war he served as chief draughtsman in the War Department, based at 10 Albany Terrace, Dundee. He was still there when he was admitted LRIBA on 15 January 1946, his proposers being William Salmond, William Wallace Friskin and the then secretary of the Dundee Institute of Architects, of which Paterson had been a member since prior to 1939. His declaration accepting his admittance was witnessed by Helen S Paterson, who shared his address of 12 Bellefield Avenue, Dundee; it is unclear whether she was his wife or a blood relative.
Paterson died from carbon monoxide poisoning at his home on 28 May 1960 aged 63. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 58, Kenilworth Avenue, Dundee, Scotland | Private | | 1960 | | | 12, Bellefield Avenue, Dundee, Scotland | Private | Before 1939 | After 1950 | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William Wallace Friskin | 15 January 1946 | for Licentiateship | | William Salmond | 15 January 1946 | for Licentiateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | 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 | | L no5817 (combined box 102) |
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