Basic Biographical Details Name: | Andrew Hamilton | Designation: | | Born: | 28 April 1871 | Died: | 27 December 1942 | Bio Notes: | Andrew Hamilton was born on 28 April 1871, the son of Thomas Hamilton, joiner, and his wife, Agnes Russell Waddell. He was articled to William McNicol Whyte of Glasgow in 1886, transferring to John Burnet Son & Campbell in 1888 to complete his apprenticeship and studying at the Glasgow School of Art and Technical College. In 1891 he moved to Thomas Graham Abercrombie's office as a draughtsman, later becoming principal assistant. From 1916 to 1918 he was engaged on war work with shipbuilders William Beardmore & Co. After the war, in 1919, he went into partnership in Paisley with Henry (Harry) Cook, whose previous partnership with James Craig Barr had recently been dissolved.
Hamilton did not seek membership of the relevant professional bodies until late in life. He was elected FIAS in 1925 and was admitted LRIBA in early 1931, his proposers being John Watson, George Arthur Boswell and the then secretary of the Glasgow Institute of Architects, the latter presumably with a view to becoming FRIBA as he was elected as such later the same year, proposed by Watson, Boswell and Andrew Graham Henderson.
Hamilton retired in 1941 and died in Glasgow on 27 December 1942. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 7, Gilmour Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Business | 1930 * | 1939 or after 1940 | | | 15, Traquair Drive, Cardonald, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1930 * | 1942 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 22 January 1943 | | | Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no3581 (box 13); F no2914 (box 14) |
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