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Royal George Finch (August 17, 1884 in Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer County, New York – March 4, 1959 in Albany, New York) was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was the last New York State Engineer and Surveyor, in office from 1925 to 1926.
canals, as referenced by Roy Finch, was written in 1925 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Mr. Finch was employed with the New York State Engineer and Surveyor, a defunct governmental agency that managed the Canal System from the 1850’s to the mid-1900’s. He was intrigued by the canals and, in celebration of the ...
historical and commercial information / Roy G. Finch (Albany : J. B. Lyon Co., 1925)
Information from The Story of the New York State Canals by Roy G. Finch, State Engineer and Surveyor published in Albany in 1925. The original Erie Canal was begun in 1817 and completed in 1825. The canal's enlargement to 7-foot draft was completed in 1862.
The series consists of administrative subject files accumulated and generated by the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor during the years 1922 (State Engineer Frank M. Williams) and 1925 (State Engineer Roy G. Finch).
Roy G. Finch was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was the last New York State Engineer and Surveyor, in office from 1925 to 1926. He was a member of the New York State licensing board for engineers.
This snapshot of Roy G Finch's life was captured by the 1940 U.S. Census. Roy G Finch was born about 1898 in Canada. In 1940, he was 42 years old and lived in Medford, Oregon, with his wife, Nell.
