Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Donald Ferguson |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 11 January 1888 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | James Donald Ferguson was born on 11 January 1888, the son of Glasgow and Cambuslang architect William Ferguson and his wife Mary Donald, and the younger brother of William Moncrieff Ferguson (generally known as 'Willie'). He was articled to his father from March 1910 to June 1913 and completed his apprenticeship in the office of Cullen, Lochhead & Brown from June 1913 to October 1915, subsequently moving to the office of shipbuilder William Beardmore. During this period he studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1912 to 1915 and from 1916 to 1919, and took the Glasgow School of Architecture's Diploma Course from 1912 to 1918. He left Beardmore in July 1919 and from then until January 1922 he assisted in the office of Campbell & Hislop. He passed the qualifying exam in London on 15 October 1923, and was admitted ARIBA in 1924. No further details of him are yet known. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Wemyss Villa/16, North Avenue, Cambuslang, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1898 | After 1953 | |
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| William Ferguson | March 1910 | June 1913 | Apprentice | |
| Cullen, Lochhead & Brown | June 1913 | October 1915 | Apprentice | |
| William Beardmore & Co Ltd | October 1915 | July 1919 | Assistant | |
| Campbell & Hislop | July 1919 | January 1922 | Assistant | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| James Lochhead | Early 1924 | For Associateship (main page with proposers missing from ARIBA papers) |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1953 | Workshops of Alexander Chapman, Main Street | Carfin | Lanarkshire | Scotland | To prepare plans for new workshops | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Post Office Directories | |||||
| RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 18 September 1953 | p452 | ||
Archive References
| The 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 | Research by Iain Paterson | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | A no 3744 (microfilm reel 28) | |