Basic Biographical Details Name: | James George McKenzie | Designation: | | Born: | 28 March 1908 | Died: | 24 December 1992 | Bio Notes: | James George McKenzie was born at 71 Livingstone Street, Clydebank, on 28 March 1908, the son of John Henderson McKenzie, baker's journeyman, and his wife Emily Caroline Saltmarsh Armstrong, who had married in 1896 in Glasgow. He took evening classes in building at Clydebank High School from 1925 to 1927, studied freehand drawing and modelling at Glasgow School of Art in 1927 and 1928, and in September of the latter year enrolled in the Glasgow School of Architecture certificate course. Whilst at the GSA he worked in Clydebank Burgh Surveyor's Department as Junior Architect from 1930. He received his certificate in 1932, and passed RIBA Part 1 in July 1934 and Part 2 in July 1940. He was admitted ARIBA on 20 May 1941, his proposers being T Harold Hughes and Joseph Weekes. At this time he was still at Clydebank Burgh Surveyor's Department, having been promoted to Senior Architect in 1936.
By the time of his resignation from the RIBA in 1976, he was living in County Down, Northern Ireland.
McKenzie died in Ards on 24 December 1992. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Emilton, Kilbowie Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Business | 1934 | | | | 45, Albert Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | Private/business(?) | Before 1939 | After 1941 | | | Kilmeny/19, Glenburn Park, Ballyholme, Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland | Private | 1976 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas Harold Hughes | 20 May 1941 | for Associateship | | Joseph Weekes | 20 May 1941 | for Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | General Register office Northern Ireland | Death registers for Northern Ireland | | D/1992/A1/698 | | Information courtesy of Iain Paterson | Information via website | | | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7871 (combined box 199) |
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