James Leslie Findlay
James Leslie Findlay (30 April 1868 – 19 September 1952) was a Scottish architect and soldier. The younger son of John Ritchie Findlay and Susan Leslie. He practised as an architect in Edinburgh between 1885 and 1915.
James Leslie Findlay
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- James Leslie Findlay
- Born
- April 1868
- Died
- September 1952
- Occupation
- architect
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James Leslie Findlay (30 April 1868 – 19 September 1952) was a Scottish architect and soldier. The younger son of John Ritchie Findlay and Susan Leslie. He practised as an architect in Edinburgh between 1885 and 1915.
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Initially apprenticed to A G Sydney Mitchell, he went into partnership with James Bow Dunn in 1894. The Dunn & Findlay partnership's most notable building is probably The Scotsman building in Edinburgh's North Bridge, begun in 1898, now The Scotsman Hotel. Findlay served in the Great War, reaching the rank of Lt Colonel, commanding the First Lowland Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery in France. Invalided out of the Army he did not resume his architectural career, but retired to the house in Craigellachie, Banffshire, that he had built for himself and his family. He died on 19 September 1952.
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• Name — James Leslie Findlay • Born — April 1868 • Died — September 1952 • Occupation — architect
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1868
James Leslie Findlay was born on 30 April 1868.
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James Leslie Findlay died on 19 September 1952.
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- Braidwood, Niall C 1988 Dunn and Findlay and The Scotsman Building RIBA Dissertation 1988
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