Roy G. Finch (August 17, 1884 Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer County, New York - March 4, 1959 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.
He was the son of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch. On October 19, 1909, he married Jessie Lewis Weller.
He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1925 to 1926, elected on the Republican ticket in 1924. In 1925, he published The Story of the New York State Canals: Historical and Commercial Information.
In 1926, Democratic Governor Al Smith undertook a major re-organisation of the State administration and the Engineer and Surveyor's Department was abolished, and the duties taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works.
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| Preceded by Dwight B. LaDu |
New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by Frederick S. Greene as Superintendent of Public Works |
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