Basic Biographical Details Name: | William Ferguson | Designation: | | Born: | 12 August 1853 | Died: | 29 October 1912 | Bio Notes: | William Ferguson is believed to have been born on 12 August 1853 (his RIBA nomination papers give 1843 as the year of his birth, but the career details given suggest that this is an error), the son of William Ferguson and Elizabeth Moncrieff. He studied at Glasgow School of Art and was articled to John Burnet for three years, and in 1874 shortly after entering the office of Campbell Douglas & Sellars he obtained an additional prize of £5 in John James Stevenson's measured drawing competition. He spent eight years as assistant with Campbell Douglas & Sellars and three years with Robert Rowand Anderson before commencing independent practice in Glasgow in 1886. By that time he had married Mary Donald, with whom he had two sons, both of whom became architects: William Moncrieff ('Willie'), born c.1883, and James Donald, born 11 January 1888.
Ferguson's work reflects his Sellars-Anderson background, Cambuslang Baptist Church particularly so in its red sandstone details in a cream sandstone classical building. Ferguson's practice was almost wholly confined to Cambuslang, where he lived, and the adjoining burgh of Rutherglen. He was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911, proposed by John Bennie Wilson and the Glasgow Institute of Architects. He died of syncope on 29 October the following year. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Rosebank Buildings, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | | | | | 121, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1894 * | | | | 114, West Campbell Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1898 | After 1911 | | | Wemyss Villa, North Avenue, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | Before 1898 | 1912 | |
* 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 | 20 July 1911 | 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 | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Glasgow Herald | 25 December 1874 | | | |
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 | | Additional research (parentage, marriage and death) by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v17 no1261 |
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