JOHN THOMSON
A SON of Alexander, better known from the style of his
buildings as "Greek" Thomson, a grandson of Michael Angelo Nicholson, Professor
of Architecture, London, and great-grandson of Peter Nicholson, author of the
"Dictionary of Architecture," Mr. Thomson was born at Shawlands in 1859. He was
educated at Langside Academy and the old High School in John Street, and is
partner in the firm of J. Thomson & R. D. Sandilands. Among the buildings of
which his firm have been the architects are Gartcosh Asylum and Stobhill
Hospital, Glasgow Parish Council Offices and Govan Municipal Buildings, the
Royal Insurance Buildings, Glasgow, and St. James's School.
Mr. Thomson is a silver medallist of the Royal Institute of
British Architects, London, and a member of the Institute of Architects,
Glasgow. Reading and sketching are his recreations, and he has travelled in
England, Ireland, and France. He married in 1889, and has two sons and a
daughter.
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