Basic Biographical Details

Name:	George William Smith
Designation:
Born:	25 November 1838
Died:	18 September 1931
Bio Notes:	George William Smith was the eldest son of W Smith, a chemist in Glasgow. He was articled to William Robertson, civil and mining engineer, Glasgow, for five years from 1853. For the last three years of his articles he worked as an assistant engineer with the Caledonian Railway, Hamilton branch. Smith emigrated to South Africa in 1858 in order, according to his obituary in the 'Port Elizabeth Advertiser' (23 Sep 1931, quoted in 'Looking Back' (no. 16 (1) Mar 1976:7-8) 'to fill an appointment on the Cape Town - Wellington Railway, under T Merchant and latterly Marcus Smith, as assistant engineer'. George William Smith had two sons, both of whom were architects. The elder, George Oswald Smith joined his father in partnership about 1900 and the name of the practice became Smith, Son & Dewar. The younger son was Harold Bayldon Smith. Harold Bayldon Smith, trained with his father. The elder Smith must presumably have had some training in architecture as well as engineering as his son was articled to him. When Harold Bayldon Smith returned to South Africa after a spell in the UK he joined his father's practice. The name of the practice then became Smith Sons & Dewar.

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
	Smith & Dewar			Partner
	Smith, Son & Dewar	c. 1900		Partner
	Smith Sons & Dewar	c. 1910	1930s	Partner

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Harold Bayldon Smith	July 1893	1894	Apprentice
	Harold Bayldon Smith	1898	1899	Apprentice

References

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