Background
Follin, James Wightman was born on May 19, 1892 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Madison and Georgia (Dorsey) Follin.
Follin, James Wightman was born on May 19, 1892 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John Madison and Georgia (Dorsey) Follin.
Student, Harvard University, 1909-1910; Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1913; Microsoft Security Essentials, University of Michigan, 1916.
Assistant sanitary engineer, State of Michigan, 1915-1916; various engring positions managing director, Producers' Council, 1939-1946; deputy administrator, Federal Works Agency, 1946-1949; special assistant to administrator, General Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, 1949-1951; director office of contract settlement, General Superior vena cava syndrome Administration chairman subcommittee on construction, conservation division, ODM, 1951-1953; director division slum clearance and urban development, Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1953-1954; commissioner urban renewal administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1954-1956; urban renewal consultant, construction engineering, from 1957.
Manager Renovize Philadelphia and Renovize Rhode Island campaigns, 1933. With Army of the United States, 1917-1919. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (president Philadelphia 1932).
Member American Institute of Architects (honorary), University Michigan Alumni Association (board directors 1935), Columbia Country Club, Sigma Xi, Chi Phi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Maud Mills, June 23, 1917. Children: James Wightman, Katherine (Mistress Peter G. Sulzer), Elizabeth Ann (Mistress F. R. Jones).