Background
Griffin, James H. was born on September 3, 1889 in Fort Edward, New York, United States. Son of James J. and Sarah (Stevens) Griffin.
Griffin, James H. was born on September 3, 1889 in Fort Edward, New York, United States. Son of James J. and Sarah (Stevens) Griffin.
Bachelor of Engineering, Union College, 1912.
Mistress Robert J. O’Connell). Surveyor and field engineer, barge canal department State of New York, Waterford, 1912-1913. With Public Service Commission, 1st district, State New York, and successor bodies, Transit Commission and Board Transportation, City of New York, since 1913, junior engineer, 1913-1917, assistant engineer, 1917-1939, division engineer, 1939-1945, deputy chief engineer, 1945. chief engineer, since 1945.
Served as captain 5th United States Engineers, 1917-1918. Member American Association Engineers (national president, 1931-1932), American Society of Civil Engineers, Society American Military Engineers (president, New York City post), American Legion (post commander), Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: The Engineers, New York Railroad.
Married Dorothy Van Valkenburgh, May 25, 1918.