James Anthony Gaffney

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James Gaffney
Born
James Anthony Gaffney

1928
Died2 March 2016
NationalityBritish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil
InstitutionsChartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (President 1978-79)
Institution of Civil Engineers (President 1983-84)
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
ProjectsConstruction of the M62

James Anthony "Tony" Gaffney, CBE, FICE, FREng, FCIHT (1928–2016) was a British civil engineer.

Construction of the M62 next to the newly built Scammonden Reservoir

Gaffney was born in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales in 1928 and holds BSc and DSc degrees.[1][2]

He was the County Engineer for the West Riding of Yorkshire at the time of the construction of Scammonden Reservoir and M62 in the late 1960s.[3] He was elected president of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation for the 1978-79 session and elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the 1983-84 session.[citation needed]

As part of the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours Gaffney was, on 16 June, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in the civil division.[4] At one point he was Director of Engineering Services at the West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council.[4]

He died on 2 March 2016 at the age of 87.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, archived from the original on 3 January 2011, retrieved 24 October 2010
  2. ^ Watson 1988, p. 254.
  3. ^ "Scammonden Dam". Engineering Timelines. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 8.
  5. ^ ICE obituary notices

Bibliography[]

  • Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7


Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
John Vernon Bartlett
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1983 – November 1984
Succeeded by
John Anthony Derrington


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