William James Mc Guinness

Background

Guinness, William James Mc was born on March 26, 1902 in New York City. Son of James W. and Angelina (Tierney) McGuinness.

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1924.

Career

Engineer Turner Construction Company, 1924-1930, Vermilya Brown (builders), 1930-1935. Vice president Wininger & Selby (builders), 1936-1939. Faculty Pratt Institute, 1940-1966, professor architecture, 1954-1966, chairman department structural design, 1954-1966.

Now professor emeritus. Adjunct professor architecture Columbia, 1945-1961. Visiting lecturer Graduate School Architecture and Planning, 1976.

Chief engineer New York City Department Investigation, 1966-1968. Partner McGuinness & Duncan (engineers), since 1952. Adjunct professor architecture New York Institute of Technology, 1971-1974.

Consultant to examination committee National Council Architectural Registration Boards, 1962-1972.

Achievements

• William James Mc Guinness has been listed as a noteworthy educator, mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. Member American Society of Heating, Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association.

Connections

Married Mary P. Quinlan, May 12, 1934. Children: William J., James, John, Jane. Married Mistress Edward Reimann, July 27, 1973.

Married Agnese DeVine, December 13, 1980.

Father:

James W. McGuinness

Mother:

Angelina (Tierney) McGuinness

Spouse:

Agnese DeVine

Spouse:

Mistress Edward Reimann

Spouse:

Mary P. Quinlan

child:

Jane Guinness

child:

James Guinness

child:

William J. Guinness

child:

John Guinness