James Anthony Gaffney

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

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

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.

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. "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