Roy G. Finch
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Roy G. Finch was an American civil engineer
and politician from New York
. He was the last New York State Engineer and Surveyor
, in office from 1925 to 1926.
He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1925 to 1926, elected on the Republican ticket in 1924. In 1925, he published The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information.
In 1926, Democratic Governor Al Smith
undertook a major re-organisation of the State administration and the Engineer and Surveyor's Department was abolished, and the duties taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works
.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and politician from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was the last New York State Engineer and Surveyor
New York State Engineer and Surveyor
The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...
, in office from 1925 to 1926.
Life
He was the son of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch. On October 19, 1909, he married Jessie Lewis Weller.He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1925 to 1926, elected on the Republican ticket in 1924. In 1925, he published The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information.
In 1926, Democratic Governor Al Smith
Al Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928...
undertook a major re-organisation of the State administration and the Engineer and Surveyor's Department was abolished, and the duties taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works
New York State Department of Public Works
The office of Superintendent of Public Works was created by an 1876 amendment to the New York State Constitution. It abolished the canal commissioners and established that the Department of Public Works execute all laws relating to canal maintenance and navigation except for those functions...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finch.html Political Graveyard