Booth, James Henry | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada

BOOTH, James Henry (1861-1927), born at sea on 23 May 1861, on board a ship which was bringing his family to Halifax, N.S. He lived in that city until 1877 when he moved to Boston, Mass. and maintained a practice there until 1901. He relocated to Sydney, N.S. in 1902 or 1903 and was active there until after 1920 (McAlpine's City of Sydney Directory, 1901, 17). He died in North Sydney on 13 September 1927 (obit. Sydney Post, 19 Sept. 1927, 16; inf. George R. Ingham, Worcester, Mass.)

INGONISH, N.S., Presbyterian Church, c. 1902 (dwgs. Beaton Inst., Sydney)
RESERVE MINES, N.S., St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, c. 1902 (dwgs. Beaton Inst., Sydney)
(with Chappell Bros.) NORTH SYDNEY, N.S., foundry buildings for A.C. Thompson & Co., 1902-03 (C.R., xiii, 31 Dec. 1902, 3)
SYDNEY, N.S., major addition to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic School, 1905 (Sydney Record, 16 Aug. 1905, 1)