Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Andrew Reid | Designation: | | Born: | 1 October 1870 | Died: | 19 February 1950 | Bio Notes: | John Andrew Reid was born on 1 October 1870, the son of John Reid, fancy goods dealer and Margaret Martin. He was initially apprenticed to James Boucher of Boucher & Higgins, Glasgow in 1887 but transferred to the office of Macwhannell & Rogerson in 1888, remaining as assistant until he became a partner in 1908, the practice then becoming Macwhannell Rogerson & Reid. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College.
He was active as a teacher, holding a position at the Glasgow Technical College as a lecturer in building construction under Charles Gourlay, and teaching the same subject under the auspices of the Glasgow and Ardrossan School Boards as well as for the Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow. Somewhat surprisingly in that context he did not take the qualifying exam; he was admitted LRIBA in 1910, his proposers being Macwhannell, Rogerson, and Sandilands.
Rogerson died on 1 February 1930, at which date the surviving partners renamed the practice Macwhannell & Reid. Macwhannell died at 1366 Pollokshaws Road on 23 December 1939 after a brief period of retirement. Reid died of heart failure after many years of arterior sclerosis at 83 Norham Street on 19 February 1950. He had been married to Annie Binnie McHarg, and they had had one son, J M Reid. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Craigindarroch, Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1887 | After 1896 | | | 58, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1910 * | | | | 37, Cartha Street, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1910 | After 1914 | | | 11, Jane Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1914 * | | | | 309, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1929 * | | | | 233, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1935 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Ninian Macwhannell | 1908 | 1930 | Partner | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
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 by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v5 no315 (microfilm reel 30) |
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