Background
Hemphill, James Calvin was born on July 25, 1920 in Greenwood, South Carolina. Son of James Calvin and Millwee (Davis) Hemphill.
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James Calvin Hemphill
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James Calvin Hemphill, American Architect. Fellow American Institute of Architects (president North Carolina 1967, chairman national specification committee 1963-1965, chairman national document review board 1966), Construction Specifications Institute (past national board directors), Greenwood Junior Chamber of Commerce (past president).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Architecture,, Clemson U., 1942.
Career
Structural research engineer, Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company, 1942-1944;
structural research engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1944-1945;
draftsman, Robert & Company, architects and engineers, Atlanta, 1945-1946;
architect, James C. Hemphill, Senior, architect, Greenwood, North Carolina, 1947-1952;
principal associate, A.G. Odell, Junior & Associations, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1952-1970;
principal, James C. Hemphill, Junior, architect, Charlotte and Greenwood, 1970-1974;
owner, Hemphill Associations, Charlotte, since 1974. Visiting lecturer Clemson U., 1964-1966. President North Carolina Board Architecture, 1975.
President Charlotte Mecklenburg Environmental Quality Council, 1971. Member Charlotte Tree Commission, 1973-1975.
Membership
Fellow American Institute of Architects (president North Carolina 1967, chairman national specification committee 1963-1965, chairman national document review board 1966), Construction Specifications Institute (past national board directors), Greenwood Junior Chamber of Commerce (past president).
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Married Patricia Williams, May 31,1943. Children— James C., John A.
