Basic Biographical Details | Name: | John Mansfield Harrison | | Designation: | | | Born: | 5 July 1907 | | Died: | April 1975 | | Bio Notes: | John Mansfield Harrison was born on 5 (Death Register) or 7 (RIBA Nomination Paper) July 1907, the son of Jesse Harrison, joiner, and his wife Ida Mansfield. He worked as assistant (or apprentice?) to G Langley Taylor from October 1927 to May 1929, to Thomas Rayson from May 1929 to February 1931, and to Oxfordshire's County Surveyor from February 1931 until at least 1935, all the while attending lectures at Oxford School of Art. He was admitted ARIBA on 2 December 1935, his proposers being Rayson, Taylor and Roland Fielding Dodd.
He died at Scotscraig, Links Road, Lochgelly, Fife in April 1975, having lived latterly at l7 Belvidere Road, Edinburgh. A daughter also lived in Edinburgh, and his son-in-law reported the death. It is unclear whether his wife Fatima Mary Dateli survived him. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Belvidere/7, Stanley Road, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | 1975 | | | 45, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | Private | 1935 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA Proposers| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Ronald Fielding Dodd | 2 December 1935 | for Associateship | | Thomas Rayson | 2 December 1935 | for Associateship | | G Langley Taylor | 2 December 1935 | for Associateship |
ReferencesArchive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5843 (combined box 103) |
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