John Frederick Fogerty (1863–1938), was an Irish architect and engineer active late 19th-century

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, and

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. Born in Limerick, he was the son of architect William Fogerty, grandson of architect and engineer John Fogerty (engineer), and nephew of engineer and novelist

Joseph Fogerty Joseph Fogerty, CE, FRIBA, was an Irish civil engineer, architect, and novelist active in mid-to-late-nineteenth-century Limerick, London, and Vienna. Born in Limerick, he studied under his father, engineer John Fogerty in Limerick before ent ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from

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in 1883, and attended the South Kensington Art School the year later. He was articled to

Sir Thomas Drew Sir Thomas Drew (18 September 1838 – 13 March 1910) was an Anglo-Irish architect. Life Thomas Drew was born in Victoria Place, Belfast. He was the son of the Rev. Thomas Drew and Isabella (née Dalton) Drew. He was one of four sons and ei ...

. In 1889, he established his office at

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, and entered into partnership with Reginald George Pinder in Bournemouth in 1893, later amalgamating Pearce & Parnell of Bournemouth in 1902. He emigrated to South Africa in 1914 and enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War, serving time in South Africa, the Isle of Wight, Palestine, and Poona, India. During the interwar period, he worked as an engineer in

's Public Works Department, before becoming borough surveyor in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1926, where he died in 1938.

Works

His works include East Cliff Hall, Bournemouth (1897–1907) mansion for Merton and Annie Russell-Cotes.

References

1863 births 1938 deaths 19th-century Irish engineers Engineers from County Limerick Irish civil engineers Architects from Limerick (city) British emigrants Immigrants to South Africa Northern Rhodesia people Alumni of Queens College Cork {{Ireland-architect-stub