Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | James Paxton |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | c. 1864 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | James Paxton was born c.1863 or 1864, possibly in Kilmarnock. He was articled to John Hutchison in 1879, remaining with him as an assistant until 1887, and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1886 to 1888. Thereafter he moved to London and worked in a number of offices of which only that of John William Simpson is specified, in order to study at the Royal Academy Schools which he entered in 1888. He passed the qualifying exam in 1892 and was admitted ARIBA on 21 November of that year, his proposers being Richard Phené Spiers, Alfred Burnell Burnell and John Macvicar Anderson. Shortly thereafter he obtained a salaried post in the Storey's Gate London office of the Office of Works. A sketch of his appears in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh sketchbook in the possession of Moira Dingwall, who was a fellow apprentice in Hutchinson's office. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 15, Florence Place, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1886 * | ||
| Richardland, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1887 * | ||
| London, England | Private/business | 1888 | ||
* 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): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| John Hutchison | 1879 | c. 1884 | Apprentice | |
| John Hutchison | c. 1884 | 1887 | Assistant | |
| (Sir) John William Simpson | After 1887 | c. 1893 | Assistant | |
| H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency) | c. 1893 | Assistant | In London office | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| John Macvicar Anderson | 21 November 1892 | for Associateship |
| Alfred Burnell Burnell | 21 November 1892 | for Associateship |
| Richard Phené Spiers | 21 November 1892 | for Associateship |
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Post Office Directories | |||||
Archive References
| The 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 | Research by Iain Paterson | |