Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Douglas Hamilton | Designation: | | Born: | 12 October 1915 | Died: | January 2003 | Bio Notes: | George Douglas Hamilton was born on 12 October 1915 and studied at Glasgow School of Architecture from 15 September 1933. He spent the summer of 1934 in the office of J M Monro & Son, and those of 1935, 1936 and 1937 working for Alasdair Cameron Sutherland returning for a full year in the latter office from 1937 until 1938, when he obtained his diploma. He passed the professional practice exam in Edinburgh on 6 December of that year, and was admitted ARIBA on 3 April 1939, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, William James Smith and William Ross. By that time he had been appointed assistant to James Douglas Miller.
In the early 1950s Hamilton was based in Aberdeen, and by 1957 he was working for the Ministry of Works in Leeds.
He died in Cambridgeshire in January 2003. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Hillcrest, Circular Road, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1939 * | | | | Aberdeen, Scotland | Private/business | Before 1946 | After 1950 | | | 10, Polmuir Road, Aberdeen, Scotland | Private | c. 1950 * | | | | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | Private/business | 1957 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1946 | The RIBA Kalendar 1946-1947 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1957 | The RIBA Kalendar 1957-1958 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7168 (combined box 177) |
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