Basic Biographical Details Name: | Hugh C Stewart | Designation: | | Born: | 30 July 1884 | Died: | 1 January 1951 | Bio Notes: | Hugh Stewart was born on 30 July 1884. He studied at Glasgow School of Art where he was awarded the G.S.A. Haldane Trust Bursary, and received two First Class Certificates for his drawings. He articled with George Smith Hill, from 1899 to 1904, then worked as an assistant for Syson & Midgley, civil engineers, from October 1904 to October 1906. He then worked as a draughtsman with Redpath Brown & Co, structural engineers. He emigrated to Canada in November 1906 settling in Toronto and joined the Architectural Bronze & Iron Works Co, where Melville P. White was architect-in-charge and later chief draughtsman.
He joined the Premises Dept. of The Bank of Nova Scotia in early 1912. As Staff Architect, he supervised the construction of, or alterations to, all bank branches for the company in Canada, working closely with design architects for each branch including John M. Lyle, Murray Brown, and Andrew Sharp. He spent the rest of his career with the Bank, and died in Toronto on 1 January 1951. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | | | | Nova Scotia, Canada | Business | 1905 | | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | | http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/ | | | Courtesy of Robert Hill |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Journal of the Royal Architectural Inst of Canada | April 1951 | | | p118 |
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 | | Information from Holly Kinnear |
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