Basic Biographical Details Name: | Formans & McCall | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | James Richardson Forman was born on 29 January 1823 in Nova Scotia to a family which originated in Coldstream, Berwickshire. He returned to his ancestral country and practised as an engineer in Glasgow in the partnership of Robson, Forman & McCall. Of his partners, nothing is yet known of Robson but McCall was David McCall, born in Glasgow in 1826 or 1827. The practice later became Forman & McCall, and later still Formans & McCall, presumably when Forman's son Charles de Neuville (born in Glasgow on 10 August 1852) was taken into partnership. It specialised in railway engineering but was also responsible for some very architectural road bridges.
The elder Forman died on 8 July 1900 at Craig Park, Ratho, and was buried in Glasgow Necropolis. His son died at Davos Platz, Switzerland on 8 February the following year, leaving estate of £96,306 0s 2d. McCall died on 14 November 1904 at Kelvinside, The practice continued in the hands of subsequent partners until 1949 when it was taken over by Crouch & Hogg. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 160, Hope Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1895 | After 1902 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Johnston, W T | | Scottish Engineers and Shipbuilders | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers | 1900 | CXLII | | p356 (J R Forman) | | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers | 1901 | CXLVI | | pp282-285 (C De N Forman) | | Trans… of Inst of Engineers & Shipbuilders of Scot | 1905 | XLVIII | Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Scotland | p397 |
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