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Herbert William Bird (fl. 1897 – 1931) was a British architect and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He was the nephew of S. G. Bird, a long-time resident in Hong Kong who arrived in 1857 and carried out the first survey of Hong Kong. He went to Hong Kong to join the Palmer and Turner architect firm as an assistant in around 1892 or 1893. He became Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1897. He succeeded Arthur Turner as the partner of the Palmer & Turner in 1901 until 1928 and an authorised architect from 1903. He had designed many of Hong Kong's best known buildings. His brother, Lennox Godfrey Bird, was also an architect and partner of the Palmer & Turner.

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rdfs:comment	Herbert William Bird (fl. 1897 – 1931) was a British architect and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He was the nephew of S. G. Bird, a long-time resident in Hong Kong who arrived in 1857 and carried out the first survey of Hong Kong. He went to Hong Kong to join the Palmer and Turner architect firm as an assistant in around 1892 or 1893. He became Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1897. He succeeded Arthur Turner as the partner of the Palmer & Turner in 1901 until 1928 and an authorised architect from 1903. He had designed many of Hong Kong's best known buildings. His brother, Lennox Godfrey Bird, was also an architect and partner of the Palmer & Turner. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Royal Institute of British Architects Unofficial Member SS Empress of Russia Alexander Gordon Stephen Year of birth missing Year of death missing Legislative Council of Hong Kong Lugard Road Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd. British architects Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects Hong Kong architects Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Edward Osborne (Mayor of Hythe) Lennox Godfrey Bird Edward Victor David Parr Justices of the Peace Henry Edward Pollock Fl. Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co.
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has abstract	Herbert William Bird (fl. 1897 – 1931) was a British architect and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He was the nephew of S. G. Bird, a long-time resident in Hong Kong who arrived in 1857 and carried out the first survey of Hong Kong. He went to Hong Kong to join the Palmer and Turner architect firm as an assistant in around 1892 or 1893. He became Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1897. He succeeded Arthur Turner as the partner of the Palmer & Turner in 1901 until 1928 and an authorised architect from 1903. He had designed many of Hong Kong's best known buildings. His brother, Lennox Godfrey Bird, was also an architect and partner of the Palmer & Turner. In 1911, he was appointed member of the Authorised Architects Committee vice Arthur Turner on leave and again in 1917. He subsequently took Edward Osborne's seat as the unofficial member of the Licensing Board. He was also member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong appointed in 1918 and again in 1921 and became a regular member from 1923 until 1927. He left Hong Kong on the SS Empress of Russia on 20 April 1927. During his residence in Hong Kong, he was the owner of a property on Lugard Road (No. 27) from 1914, which was built by his brother Lennox, until it was sold to the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. in 1930 as a residence of their staff. (en)
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