Henry Fitzgeorge Slater
- Born : Jan-Mar 1847 Chorlton, Manchester.
- Married 30 March 1871 to Emma (Emmie) Froggatt at St Paul’s Church, Withingto
- Died 19 April 1893. Chorlton Union Infirmary. Manchester.
Henry Fitzgeorge Slater was born in Manchester and was educated at Townsend School Kidderminster (1861 census). He commenced independent practice in Manchester about 1869 and was briefly in partnership with Alfred Kendal in 1878-1879. In August 1879 he declared himself bankrupt, effectively ending his architectural career in Manchester. [The London Gazette, 2 September 1879. Page 5340]
No doubt these financial difficulties led to his decision to leave the country. He emigrated to Canada in 1882 where he settled at Winnipeg, entering into partnership with W.R. Marshall (Winnipeg Times, 21 Sept. 1882, 7 advert.). In 1882 they prepared a Queen Anne style design for the residence of Alexander Bain, River Avenue, Winnipeg, Man. (City of Winnipeg, 1987 The Year Past, 59 60, illus.). In 1883 Slater was noted as the architect (likely with Marshall) of the Manitoba House Building & Portland Stone Manufacturing Company, Gladstone Street near Point Douglas Avenue, Winnipeg, Man. (Manitoba Daily Free Press [Winnipeg], 8 March 1883, description). By May 1883 Slater had formed a new partnership with Neil D. Barker, and with him submitted an entry in the competition for the Winnipeg City Hall (G. Brooks, Plain Facts about the New City Hall, 1884, 10, list of competitors). Their entry was not premiated and Barber, Bowes & Barber were declared winners.
Slater returned to England, probably in 1883 but certainly by 1888. His wife Emmie, died in Manchester in April of that year and by 1891 he was living in Blackpool, employed as a draughtsman.
Henry Fitzgeorge Slater died on 19 April 1893 at the Chorlton Union Infirmary. Manchester.
Partnerships
1878-9 Alfred Kendal Manchester
c1882-3 R W Marshall Winnipeg
1883 Neil D. Barker, Winnipeg
Address
1869 H F Slater, architect, Gladstone Buildings 50 Market Street, Manchester
1871 H F Slater. 15 Bridgewater Chambers 6 Brown Street Manchester (Guardian)
1876 Henry F Slater, architect, 3, Clarence Street (Slater’s Directory)
1877 Henry F Slater, architect, 3, Clarence Street (MCN 16 June 1877 Page 1)
1878 Henry F Slater, architect, 3, Clarence Street
1879 Henry F Slater, architect, (Slater and Kendal) China Buildings 1 Police Street
Residence
1876 3 Lorne Street Chorlton-on-Medlock (Slater=s Directory)
1879 Henry Fitzgeorge Slater, Glenbelen, Alan Road, Withington (London Gazette)
1881 Brunswick Road Withington (Census)
1881-1883 Winnipeg Canada
1891 Marston Blackpool
1893 New Inn Blackpool (Probate record)