James Mcintyre Henry (1852 – 18 September 1929) was an architect who practiced in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

and

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. His works include the Royal British Hotel and

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in Edinburgh.

Early life

He was born in

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...

in 1852. His parents were William Henry, an innkeeper and Isabella Henry. He was their fourth son.

Career

He was articled to Andrew Heiton in 1866 and stayed with him until 1872. He moved to Edinburgh, having secured a place in the office of

David Bryce David Bryce Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE FRIBA Royal Scottish Academy, RSA (3 April 1803 – 7 May 1876) was a Scotland, Scottish architect. Life Bryce was born at 5 South College Street in Edinburgh, the son of David B ...

, then worked on

Blair Castle Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteil Bhlàir'') stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their clan chief, chief, the ...

for

John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, KT (6 August 1840 – 20 January 1917), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a Scottish peer. Background and education Atholl was the only child of George Mu ...

. After the death of Bryce, he moved to the offices of John Charles Hay. He set up his own practice in 1883. Thomas Forbes Maclennan became his assistant in 1894 and eventually went into partnership with him in 1905. Henry seems to have acted as practice manager from this point.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, James Macintyre 1852 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Scottish architects 20th-century Scottish architects People from Perth and Kinross