Miller I, James, RSA
1860 – 1947
The son of a farmer, James Miller was educated at Perth Academy and proceeded to work as an apprentice to the Perth architect Andrew Heiton. He then worked in Edinburgh in the practice of Hippolyte Blanc and moved in 1881 to work in the drawing office of the Caledonian Railway Company in Glasgow. In 1893 he set up his own practice and in 1901he won the competition for the design of the Glasgow International Exhibition. He designed many important buildings throughout his career, including the Institute of Civil Engineers, Westminster and he was also involved in restoration work for example at the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling. He exhibited at the RSA from 1890 until 1944, he became an Associate Member of the RSA in 1906 and an Academician in 1930.
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