Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Eaglesham | Designation: | | Born: | 27 December 1855 | Died: | 18 May 1922 | Bio Notes: | John Eaglesham was born in Ayr on 27 December 1855, the son of Robert Eaglesham and Jane McDowall, and was a pupil and principal assistant to John Mercer of Ayr from 1 November 1871. He worked in Brazil in 1881 and passed the qualifying exam in 1885. He was admitted ARIBA on 8 June that same year, his proposers being John Honeyman, Campbell Douglas and John Burnet. He succeeded Mercer as Burgh Surveyor but resigned in 1899 to join his younger brother Henry Vincent Eaglesham (born 1861), already in practice in Ayr and principally an engineer, as senior partner in the firm of J & H V Eaglesham. About 1900 the practice was joined by William Cowie, born in 1867, as chief draughtsman: Cowie had been articled to A & W Reid in Elgin and had been assistant to Sydney Mitchell & Wilson in Edinburgh and to Clarke & Bell in Glasgow.
Henry died suddenly in Florence in 1901 and Cowie left to commence his own practice in 1904. After his brother's death, John practised alone, although the partnership name was retained. John died in a nursing home in Ayr on 18 May 1922. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Town Chambers, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1885 * | | | | 54, Fort Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1895 | | | | 24, Wellington Square, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1904 | 1914 or 1915 | | | 20, Cathcart Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1914 or 1915 | 1922 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | John Mercer | 1 November 1871 | c. 1876 | Apprentice | | | John Mercer | c. 1876 | Before 1881 | Chief Assistant | | | J & H V Eaglesham | 1899(?) | | Partner | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Charles Henry Greig | 1894 or 1895 | 1897 | Draughtsman | | | William McClelland | 1895 | 1896 | Draughtsman | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | www.familysearch.org | | www.familysearch.org | | Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints: Website | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 2 June 1922 | | | Obituary | | Scotsman | 18 May 1922 | | | p4 - death notice |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A v9 p92 |
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