James Anthony Gaffney
British civil engineer (1928–2016)
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James Anthony "Tony" Gaffney (1928–2016) was a British civil engineer.
1928
Institution of Civil Engineers (President 1983-84)
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
James Gaffney | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Anthony Gaffney 1928 |
| Died | 2 March 2016 (aged 87–88) |
| 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 |
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]
