Basic Biographical Details Name: | Frederick Vincent Burke | Designation: | | Born: | 1873 | Died: | 30 August 1926 | Bio Notes: | Frederick Vincent Burke was born in Hutchesontown in 1873, the son of Michael Burke, Inspector of Postmen, and his wife Mary Steel. The family was Roman Catholic. He studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1898 and 1893 and was probably articled to William Tennant. On 6 April 1894 he married Elizabeth Connelly, a Catholic schoolteacher, at St Mungo's Chapel, Glasgow, and in or about 1901 Tennant took him into partnership. This lasted only until 1905: although very able, Burke was 'definitely not a teetotaller'. He was thereafter briefly in independent practice at 141 Bath Street. About 1912-14 Burke was in partnership with George Gunn.
After the First World War Burke carried out a considerable amount of work on St Mungo's RC Church in Parson Street, including a new pulpit, in 1920-24, but alcohol-related problems resulted in his being committed to Dykebar Asylum, Paisley where he died on 30 August 1926. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 11, Stonefield Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1891 | 1894 | | | 219, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1901 | 1905 | | | 41, Rosebank Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1902 | 1903 | | | 145, Coburg Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1926 | | |
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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 | | Personal information from Alfred G Lochhead; additional research by Iain Paterson, partly from Father Paul Francis Spencer, St Mungo's Retreat. |
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