James Anthony Gaffney
James Gaffney | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Anthony Gaffney 1928 |
| Died | 2 March 2016 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil |
| Institutions | Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (President 1978-79) Institution of Civil Engineers (President 1983-84) Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Projects | Construction of the M62 |
James Anthony "Tony" Gaffney, CBE, FICE, FREng, FCIHT (1928–2016) was a British civil engineer.
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[]
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, archived from the original on 3 January 2011, retrieved 24 October 2010
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 254.
- ^ "Scammonden Dam". Engineering Timelines. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 8.
- ^ ICE obituary notices
Bibliography[]
- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
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