Daniel Burford Purvis

Background

Purvis, Daniel Burford was born on November 19, 1910 in Little Rock. Son of Walter Moody and Lucy Helen (Burford) Purvis.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, 1932. Juris Doctor, Stamford University, 1939.

Career

Partner Purvis & Purvis, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1932—1936. Sole practice San Diego and Alice, Texas, 1936—1941. Oil producer Dan Purvis and Associates, 1937—1941.

President Loma Novia Oil Corporation, San Diego, 1937—1941. Partner Rawlins & Purvis, Monahans, 1946—1947. City attorney City of Monahans, 1947.

Oil producer Dan Purvis and Associates, Odessa, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1948—1950. Sole practice Odessa and Corpus Christi, 1948—1950. President Drilcheck Corporation, San Antonio, 1957—1958.

Chairman Federal Petroleum Board, Kilgore, 1961. Oil and gas defense consultant Office Secretary Interior, Washington, 1962. Oil and gas defense specialist Southeastern United States and Panama Canal Zone, Thomasville, Georgia, 1962.

Oil and gas operator, producer Dan Purvis, Marble Falls, Texas, 1964—1982. Sole practice, 1965—1968. City attorney City of Granite Shoals, Texas, 1968—1969.

President Petrotech Corporation, Dallas, 1969—1970. Oil and gas producer, consultant, sole practice law Austin, 1982—1985. Oil consultant RPC Investments, Inc., 1984.

Captain United States Air Force, 1942-1945.

Achievements

• Daniel Burford Purvis has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary Garland County Young Democrats, Hot Springs, 1932. Member of Arkansas Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Bar Association, Rotary Club, Civilian Club (Hot Springs), Optimist Club (Marble Falls. President 1967), Elks, Masons, American Legion.

Connections

Married Susanna Ely, February 1943 (divorced April 1949). Children: Dana, Robert. Married Elizabeth Harwood Hoskins, August 15, 1950.

Children: Stephen, Marcia.