John Murray Robertson


John Murray Robertson FRIBA was a 19th-century Scottish architect who did much to change Dundee.

Life

He was born on 31 January 1844 at Strathord in Perthshire the son of James Robertson and Catherine Smeaton, who were a strict Plymouth Brethren couple. Murray was articled to the architect Andrew Heiton in Perth in 1859. In 1865 Heiton opened a Dundee branch and Murray Robertson was asked to run it as senior draughtsman, primarily overseeing church projects.
One of his final projects was Glenstal Castle in Ireland.
His offices were at Albert Square in Dundee.
He died suddenly at Crossmount, Bridgend in Perth on his 57th birthday, 31 January 1901. He is buried in Wellshill Cemetery in Perth. The grave lies on the wall on the south path leading to the Jeanfield section.

Family

He was married to Rachel Mitchell Robertson. Their only son, Murray Mitchell Robertson, died in his youth.

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