Basic Biographical Details

Name: Robert William Gall Heughan
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Born: 3 September 1887
Died: 3 May 1950
Bio Notes: Robert William Gall Heughan was born on 3 September 1887 in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of William Heughan and his wife Mary Ann Gall who had been born in Canada. It is possible that William Heughan had spent some time in Canada as he does not appear in the British Census records for 1881. The family moved frequently during Robert's early years and were living at Gartland New Lodge, Lochwinnoch in 1891 and Craig offices, Kilmaurs in 1901. He may have received his early training in Irvine but this has yet to be checked.

Robert William Gall Heughan attended evening classes in Glasgow. He emigrated to Canada in 1908 and immediately secured a post in the Canadian Pacific Railways Architect's Department. He was initially based in the Montreal office but moved to work with the Chief Architect, W S Painter and worked with him on designs for Lake Louise and the Banff Spring hotels. On 27 April 1916 he married Mary Highgate Macaulay in Montreal, Canada. (She was born 9th Sept 1889 in Glasgow).

During the First World War Heughan moved to the United States and worked in both Albany and Detroit but returned to Montreal and joined the office of Ross & MacFarlane (later Ross & MacDonald). He remained there as assistant until the partnership was dissolved in 1946. Later that year he became a partner in the successor firm, Ross Paterson Townsend & Heughan where he became the chief designer. He also practised independently and won the competition for the Regina War Memorial in 1926.

Heughan died on 3 May 1950.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 7Banff, CanadaBusiness   
Item 2 of 7Detroit, Michigan, United States of AmericaBusiness   
Item 3 of 7Montreal, CanadaPrivate/business1910  
Item 4 of 7Lake Louise Hotel, Rocky Mountain Park, Alberta, CanadaPrivate/business1911 *  
Item 5 of 7Albany, United States of AmericaBusinessc. 1914  
Item 6 of 7Montreal, CanadaBusinessAfter 1919(?)  
Item 7 of 772, Pine Avenue, St Lambert, Quebec, CanadaPrivate19211923 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3Ross & Macdonald  Partner 
Item 2 of 3Canadian Pacific Railway Architect's Departmentc. 1910 Assistant 
Item 3 of 3Ross & Macdonald1918 Assistant 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Journal of the Royal Architectural Inst of CanadaSeptember 1950no 9 p283

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 4Census records onlineCensuses  
Item 2 of 4Courtesy of Alan BacsichInformation sent via 'Contact Us' on website Sent September 2012
Item 3 of 4Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information from Holly Kinnear
Item 4 of 4Province of Quebec Association of ArchitectsProvince of Quebec Association of Architects Files Membership no 208