John Maurice Arthur was born in Airdrie Lanarkshire Scotland on 30 January 1877. He was articled to his father, George Arthur (1849-1899) from 1891 to 1896 and then worked as his assistant until 1899. He also attended Glasgow Royal Technical College. When his father died in 1899 he took over his practice in Airdrie. He also practised in Glasgow. He was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1911 and was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1921. He was also a Fellow of the Glasgow Institute of Architects. He died in Airdrie, Lanarkshire on 8 May 1954
Port Glasgow workmen's dwellings (a housing scheme involving an expenditure of over £120,000); Headquarters for Grand Orange Lodge, of Scotland, Cathedral Street, Glasgow; Glasgow Olympia Theatre of Varieties; branch banks for British Linen Bank and Union Bank of Scotland; several schools for Airdrie and New Monkland School Boards; New Monkland Parish Church Restoration; numerous villas, factories, and business premises in West of Scotland; ranch banks in Airdrle, Coatbridge, and Port Glasgow; "Espieside," Coatbridge, 1906; "Johnston House," Gartcosh, 1907; Port Glasgow (reconstruction), 1908-13; "Olympia" Theatre, Glasgow, 1913; Headquarters L.O.L., Glasgow, 1914; Airdrle Savings Bank, Head Office, 1923 [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914 and 1923]
For an additional detailed list od architectural projects by John Maurice Arthur see the Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1660-1980
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
Who’s Who in Architecture 1914. London Technical Journals Ltd., 1914
Who’s Who in Architecture 1923. Edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1923