SLATER, Martin Johns
Martin Johns Slater was born at Hadleigh, Suffolk on 28 April 1892, son of William Martin Slater (1859-21 February 1918), a pharmaceutical chemist at 41 High Street, Hadleigh, and his wife Ellen Johns (1858-1951), youngest daughter of William Johns, who married at Tacket Street Congregational Church, Ipswich on 11 August 1891. Before the First World War, Martin was articled to his architect uncle, Edwin Thomas Johns in the practice of Eade & Johns at Ipswich. In 1921, on his marriage to Eileen Marjorie Rands (24 September 1895-1946), he became a partner in his uncle's practice at 8 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich when the partnership became Johns & Slater until his uncle retired in 1933. A watercolour painter and a member of Ipswich Fine Art Club from 1921 and exhibited from 8 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich in 1927, four works 'Ufford', 'Claydon', 'Firle, Sussex' and 'Woodbridge' his other works 1924-1945 included 'Southwold Harbour' (1933) and from Firbank, Dalton Road, Ipswich 'Fishing Boats' (1945). In 1939, an architect & surveyor, living at 25 Dalton Road, Ipswich with his wife Eileen. Martin Johns Slater died at Firbank, 25 Dalton Road, Ipswich on 8 January 1990. Birkin Haward was later a partner in his architectural practice.