Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | John Smith Archibald |
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| Born: | 1872 |
| Died: | 1934 |
| Bio Notes: | John Smith Archibald was born in 1872 and served his articles with William Mackintosh in Inverness. In 1893 he emigrated to Montreal and found a place as assistant in the office of Edward Maxwell where he remained for about four years. In 1897 he formed a partnership with a fellow assistant and emigree from England Charles J Saxe; together they ran a successful business and the partnership lasted until 1915 when it was dissolved. From 1898 Archibald was a member of the Province of Quebec Association of Architects and served as President in 1905. In the following year he was elected a member of the Permanent Committee of the International Congress of Architects. Archibald had a busy social life being a member of the St James Club, The Montreal Reform Club and the Shawinigan Fish & Game Club, as well as a member of the St Andrews Society and the Masonic Lodge. He died in 1934. |
Private and Business Addresses
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| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Montreal, Canada | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
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| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| William Mackintosh (senior) | c. 1868 | c. 1893 | Apprentice | |
| Edward Maxwell | 1893 | 1897 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Greene, B M (ed) | 1922 | Who's Who in Canada | Toronto | ||
Archive References
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| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Information from Holly Kinnear | |