Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Kilgour Foggie | Designation: | | Born: | 15 June 1870 | Died: | 1920 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Kilgour Foggie was born on 15 June 1870, the son of James Foggie of Dundee and Margaret Kilgour. He attended Mr Birrell's School in Euclid Crescent, Dundee, and was articled to his father c.1885-90, studied at Dundee Technical Institute and travelled to London and Paris. He was made a partner in 1894 in his father's firm as James Foggie & Son, and succeeded to the practice in 1895. He was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, proposed by William Fleming Wilkie and the Dundee Institute of Architects, which he had joined in 1900. His practice specialised in tenements 'of the highest class' and suburban houses, most of which were in a simple harled Harrison Townsend- and Voysey-derived idiom; Foggie himself describes some of these villas in his LRIBA nomination papers as 'outstanding'. The practice, never large, suffered securely during the First World War and his final years were spent in considerable financial distress. Frank Thomson recalled that he was near to tears when pleading with his father, James Thomson, the City Architect, for a share of the Addison Act housing in 1919, but it had already been allocated. He died in 1920. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 45, Commercial Street, Dundee, Scotland | Business | Before 1911 | After 1912 | | | 62, Dock Street, Dundee, Scotland | Private | 1912 * | | Misprinted as 'Duck Street' in BAL Directory |
* 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 | | James Foggie | c. 1885 | c. 1890 | Apprentice | | | James Foggie | c. 1890 | 1894 | Assistant(?) | | | James Foggie & Son | 1894 | 1920 | Partner | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William Fleming Wilkie | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Dundee Institute of Architects |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | www.familysearch.org | | www.familysearch.org | | Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints: Website | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Personal information from Frank Thomson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v24 no1922 |
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