Basic Biographical Details Name: | Matthew Adam | Designation: | | Born: | 22 December 1876 | Died: | 2 August 1945 | Bio Notes: | Matthew Adam was born on 22 December 1876, the son of James Adam, master tailor, and his wife Joan Don, and was the elder brother of Alexander Adam. He studies at Glasgow School of Art 1892-1901. He was articled to Steele & Balfour of Glasgow from 1891 to 1896. He was assistant to Kerr & Watson of Johnstone and to McLaren & Mackay of Perth in 1897, and to James Kennedy Hunter of Ayr and George Bell of Clarke & Bell, Glasgow in 1898. Throughout this period he attended Glasgow School of Art. In 1899 he joined the Caledonian Railway Engineers' Department and rose to become chief architectural draughtsman being responsible for the construction of several new stations and the modernisation of many others. He was admitted LRIBA on 22 April 1912, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects, of which Adam had been a member since 1907. He was appointed Divisional Engineer to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the amalgamation of the railway companies in 1923-24.
He died at his home, 9 Southfield Avenue, Paisley on 2 August 1945 and was survived by his wife, Catherine M’Diamid. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Churchill, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1912 | After 1914 | | | Engineers Office, Caledonian Railways, Buchanan Street Station, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1912 | 1915 | | | 109, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1915 * | | | | 160, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1915 | 1928 | | | Divisional Engineers Office, LMS, Buchanan Street Station, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1928 | 1929 | | | Divisional Engineers Office, LMS, St Enoch Station, Scotland | Business | 1935 | 1942 | | | 9, Southfield Avenue, Potterhill, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private | 1939 or 1940 | 1945 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | 22 April 1912 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Carter, Oliver | 1990 | An illustrated History of British Railway Hotels, 1838-1983 | | Silver Link, St Michael's Lanes | Gleneagles Hotel | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | Scotlands People Website | | www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Statutory Registers - Deaths | | | Statutory Deaths 573/01 0866 | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 19 February 1915 | | | | | Glasgow Herald | 4 August 1945 | | | p4 - obit p1 - death notice |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | RIBA Biographical Files | | | | 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 | | L v22 no1769 |
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