Joseph Francis Cairnes

Background

Cairnes, Joseph Francis was born on May 26, 1907 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward and Bridget (Shiel) Cairnes.

Education

Student, State Steam Engineering School, Boston, 1926; student, Lowell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1937-1938.

Career

Regional engineer, Federal Works Agency, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, N.H., Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, 1940-1944; commissioner public works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1945-1946; business manager, Boston Braves, 1947-1951; executive vice president, Boston Braves, 1952; executive vice president, Milwaukee Braves, 1953-1956; president, Milwaukee Braves, 1956-1960; vice Chairman of the Board, Milwaukee Braves, 1961-1963; president, Perini Westward Developers, Inc., 1958-1962; vice-president, director, Perini Corporation, 1960-1972; construction consultant, since 1973.

Achievements

• Joseph Francis Cairnes has been listed as a noteworthy building construction consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member President's advisory council Marquette University, 1956-1960. Board directors, chairman development council St.Mary's Hospital, 1974-1979. Board directors Massachusetts Building Congress, 1970-1973, Palm Beach Round Table, 1975-1979, Salvation Army, West Palm Beach, 1979-1992.

Member Town of Palm Beach Golf Commission, 1983-1991. Member National Society Professional Engineers, Associate General Contractors (president Florida East Coast chapter 1963-1964, president Massachusetts chapter 1967-1968, director 1966-1972), Knights of Columbus (4 degree), American Arbitration Association Clubs: Engineers (Boston). Sailfish of Florida (director), Old Guard Society, Palm Beach Rotary (director).

Connections

Married Helen Mary Tobin, September 21, 1940. Children– Joseph Francis, Edward, Mary Gilberta, Thomas, Anne Clare, Ellen Bernadette.

Father:

Edward Cairnes

Mother:

Bridget (Shiel) Cairnes

Spouse:

Helen Mary Tobin

child:

Joseph Francis Cairnes

child:

Anne Clare Cairnes

child:

Ellen Bernadette Cairnes

child:

Mary Gilberta Cairnes

child:

Thomas Cairnes

child:

Edward Cairnes