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Name:
James Buchanan Pentland Smith
Designation :
Architect
Date of Birth:
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Exact DOB:
25/02/1872
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Orig Date of Death
1919L
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Date Not Known
Exact DOD:
04/05/1926
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Bio Notes :
James Buchanan Pentland Smith was born on 25 February 1872 and articled to John Lumsdaine of Edinburgh c.1888 and was thereafter assistant to Hippolyte Jean Blanc from c.1893. In 1896 he emigrated as assistant to Cathcart William Methven of Durban, and was briefly his partner 1908-09, withdrawing to become a salaried assistant in the Pretoria Public Works Department from 1909. He was admitted LRIBA on 20 March 1911 his proposers being Methven, George Sydney Herbert Bradford of Cape Town and Ernest Marston Powers of Melbourne, Australia, formerly of Cape Town.
Smith died in late 1919.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Business Addresses
Business Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From
Date From Type
Date To
Date To Type
Notes
Durban South Africa
Business
1896
1909
Pretoria South Africa
Business
1909
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
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Cathcart William Methven
202667
In year 1896
Assistant
Methven & Smiith
203438
In year 1908
In year 1909
Partner
Pretoria Public Works Department
206183
In year 1909
Assistant
John Lumsdaine
202111
c. 1888
Apprentice
Hippolyte Jean Blanc
200031
c. 1893
Assistant
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RIBA Proposers
The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Proposer
Proposer Link
Date Proposed
Notes
Cathcart William Methven
202667
1911/03/20
for Licentiateship
Ernest Marston Powers
203439
1911/03/20
for Licentiateship
George Sydney Herbert Bradford
203440
1911/03/20
for Licentiateship
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
Notes
British Architectural Library, RIBA
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
2001
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Periodical References
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Periodical Name
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Edition
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RIBA Journal
1919/11/22
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p39 Obituary
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