Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Haig
Designation:  
Born: c. 1830
Died: 6 August 1900
Bio Notes: John Haig was born in Glasgow c.1830, the son of Thomas Haig, tallow merchant and his wife Johan McFarlane. Thomas Haig had moved his business to Glasgow from Leith where John's two elder sisters were born.

It is not yet known to whom Haig was articled but in 1859 he formed a partnership, perhaps a tentative one, with the Dundee-born David Paton Low, their office being at 149 West George Street, Glasgow. Haig & Low immediately achieved prominence when they won third place in the Wallace Monument competition in that year; but although Low took leave of absence to travel after winning the Soane Medallion and to gain experience in London in 1862, this early success was not sustained. A misreading of the practice title appears to have caused the firm to be misrecorded as Hay & Son in the 'Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory' of 1868, when they were still at 149 West George Street. The following year they were based at 94 West Regent Street.

In 1875 they moved their practice to Alexander Thomson's building at 122 Wellington Street but within a year the partnership had been dissolved, Haig returning to their former office at 108 Hope Street to continue practice there and Low opening another office at 219 Hope Street.

Haig never married and lived with two older sisters. He died on 6 August 1900 at 196 Langside Road, Glasgow.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 12149, West George Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1859After 1868 
Item 2 of 12184, Upper Crown Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1862  
Item 3 of 1294, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1871 *  
Item 4 of 12108, Hope Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1874 *  
Item 5 of 12122, Wellington Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1875 *  
Item 6 of 12108, Hope Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1877 *  
Item 7 of 1219, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1879After 1890 
Item 8 of 1214, Langside Road, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1888 *1891 
Item 9 of 1272, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 18891894 
Item 10 of 1253, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1894 *  
Item 11 of 1256, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1899 *  
Item 12 of 12196, Langside Road, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1900 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.


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 1Haig & Low18591875 or 1876Partner 

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 91858Elmbank Place  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 91859Elmbank Place  GlasgowScotland 
Item 3 of 91859Manchester Assize Courts  ManchesterEnglandCompetition design - unplaced
Item 4 of 91859Wallace MonumentAbbey Craig StirlingshireScotlandCompetition design - placed third
Item 5 of 91860Kirkcudbright Public RoomsKirkcudbright KirkcudbrightshireScotlandPlaced first in competition (£20 premium) but not built
Item 6 of 91862East Campbell Street UP Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 91862Lansdowne UP Church  GlasgowScotlandUnsuccessful competition design
Item 8 of 9c. 1870St George's Tron Church  GlasgowScotlandProposal by Low to reconstruct it as a municipal building
Item 9 of 91872Dick & Stevenson Building (Scottish Lands and Buildings Company)  GlasgowScotlandDesigns drawn

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Post Office Directories     

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson