Background
Exum, James Powers was born on October 11, 1900 in Mobeetie, Texas, United States. Son of Frank and Nancy Magdeline (Powers) Exum.
Exum, James Powers was born on October 11, 1900 in Mobeetie, Texas, United States. Son of Frank and Nancy Magdeline (Powers) Exum.
Bachelor of Science in Continuing education, University Texas, 1922.
1 son, James Powers. Draftsman, Harrington, Howard & Ash, consultant engineers, Kansas City, Missoury, 1922-1924, designer bridge division Texas Highway Department, 1924-1925. Designer, chief draftsman Harrington, Howard & Ash, 1925-1928. Chief draftsman, principal assistant engineer Ash, Howard, Needles & Tammen, Kansas City, Missoury, 1928-1932.
Assistant engineer bridge division Texas Highway Department, 1932-1938, senior designing engineer, 1938-1943, bridge engineer, 1943-1948.
Associate engineer, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, New York City, 1948-1950, partner, 1950-1965, member of advisory board. Consultant 1965-1977.
Principal works: Delaware Memorial Bridge, Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, Cooper River Bridge, New Jersey, Maine and Delaware turnpikes, Newark Bay Bridge and Jersey City Expressway, also Route 24 Expressway, NLJ.
Member National, Texas (president 1947) societies professional engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers (president Texas 1948), American Institute Consultant Engineers (president 1963), American Concrete Institute, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Theta Xi. Clubs: Canoe Brook Country (Summit, New Jersey).
Married Louise Ramsay, September 6, 1924.