Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Laurie Fogo
Designation:  
Born: 22 July 1837
Died: 30 March 1875
Bio Notes: John Laurie Fogo was born on 22 July 1837 as John Laurie, the older son and second child of Rev John Laurie, parish minister of Row (Rhu) and his wife Jane Mathie Fogo, whom he had married on 25 February 1835. The Rev Laurie was the son of a Sanquhar merchant and a graduate of Edinburgh University who had been tutor to the Duke of Argyll and had been presented to the charge by the Duke on 19 October 1831; his wife Jane was the daughter of David Fogo of Row, Kilmadock, Perthshire and heiress to that estate. The Lauries assumed the additional surname of Fogo in 1845.

It is not yet known where and to whom John Laurie Fogo was articled. Initially he appears to have practised from the manse at Row and their estate at Doune, commencing with an addition to the house at Row, Kilmadock in 1862. His practice probably consisted initially of villas around Row and Helensburgh, but in about 1870, he opened am office at 133 West George Street, Glasgow, in partnership with a Paisley minister's son, John Albert Rennison who was four years younger and had London experience, probably with the obscure W J Rennison. The practice had offices in both Glasgow and Paisley, Fogo being in charge of the former and Rennison the latter. About 1878 the partnership was dissolved, Rennison thereafter practising from Paisley only.

Fogo exhibited designs for a villa on the Gareloch at the Royal Glasgow Institute in 1871 but his Glasgow office was closed in 1874 at the latest. He continued to practise, however, the Roman Catholic church at Doune being under construction when he died at Row on 30 March 1878, his will being registered on 3rd September. He was survived by his father who died on 21 April 1882, the Row estate passing to his second son, David Laurie Fogo.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3The Manse, Rhu/Row, Dunbartonshire, ScotlandPrivate/businessAfter 1860(?)Before 1880(?) 
Item 2 of 3Row, Kilmadock, Perthshire, ScotlandPrivate/businessc. 1860  
Item 3 of 3133, West George Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessc. 1870Before 1874 

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1J L Fogo & Rennison1871Before 1878Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 41862Row, KilmadockKilmadock PerthshireScotlandEnlargement
Item 2 of 41865Union ClubSt Andrews FifeScotlandWest bay window added in Big Room; flanking cast-iron verandahs, the latter removed and replaced 1882
Item 3 of 41871Villa on the GarelochGareloch DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 4 of 41875RC Church of SS Fillan and AlphonsusDoune PerthshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2County Directories County Directories   
Item 2 of 2Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Dumbarton Sheriff Court SC65/34/20