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Name:
Alexander Cameron Todd
Designation :
Architect
Date of Birth:
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Exact DOB:
23/03/1879
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Date of Death:
Date Not Known
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30/05/1926
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Bio Notes :
Alexander Cameron Todd was born on 23 March 1879 and articled to Steele & Balfour of Glasgow for five years from 1 June 1894, during which period he studied under William James Anderson and Alexander McGibbon at Glasgow School of Art. At the end of his articles he became an assistant first to Stark & Rowntree and then in 1900 to John Archibald Campbell. It was probably on Campbell's recommendation that he obtained a post as senior assistant in Montreal with Burnet Son & Campbell's former assistant, Robert Findlay, in 1906, but in the following year he moved to A H Lapierre, also of Montreal, before finally settling with Brown & Vallance in the same city in 1908. He was still there when he was admitted LRIBA on 22 April 1912, his proposers being Percy Edward Nobbs, George Allan Ross and Donald Macpherson Gordon, all of Montreal.
'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
Private Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From Char
Date From Type
Date To Char
Date To Type
Notes
c/o J B Gorman/184 Laurier Avenue (West?) Montreal Canada
Private
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
Employers2 classic
Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
Steele & Balfour
100137
1894/06/01
1899/06/01
Apprentice
Stark & Rowntree
201283
1899/06/01
In year 1900
Assistant
John Archibald Campbell
200179
In year 1900
In year 1906
Assistant
Robert Findlay
203404
In year 1906
In year 1907
Senior Assistant
A H Lapierre
203883
In year 1907
In year 1908
Senior Assistant
Brown & Vallance
202061
In year 1908
After 1911
Senior 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
Donald MacPherson Gordon
201319
1912/04/22
for Licentiateship
Percy Erskine Nobbs
201984
1912/04/22
for Licentiateship
George Allen Ross
203596
1912/04/22
for Licentiateship
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Buildings and Designs
This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
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Building Name
Date Started
Town, District or Village
Island
City or County
Country
Notes
Office building, 157-167 Hope Street and 169-175 West George Street
In year 1902
Glasgow
Scotland
As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
Golf Clubhouse, Old Course, Ranfurly
In year 1904
Bridge of Weir
Renfrewshire
Scotland
As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
Edinburgh Life Assurance Company
In year 1904
Glasgow
Scotland
As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
Queen Victoria Memorial School, Drums of the Kippendavie
In year 1905
Dunblane
Perthshire
Scotland
As assistant to John Archibald Campbell
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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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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this person:
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Archive Name
Source
Source Cat No
Building Id
Item Name
Notes
RIBA Nomination Papers
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
100005
L v23 no1820
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