Background
Folsom, David Morrill was born on February 24, 1881 in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, United States. Son of David E. and Lucy T. (Jones) Folsom.
Folsom, David Morrill was born on February 24, 1881 in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, United States. Son of David E. and Lucy T. (Jones) Folsom.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1902, Engineer of Mines, 1904. Studied School of Mines (Columbia), 1902-1903.
With Boston & Montana Copper Company, 1904-1910. Assistant professor mining, 1910-1911, associate professor, 1911-1917, professor, 1917-1919, Stanford. Consulting engineer Elkoro Gold Mines Company, 1916.
Member commission on petroleum, California State Council of Defense, 1917.
Federal oil director for Pacific Coast under the oil division of the United States Fuel Adminstration, 1918. Manager land department and director General Petroleum Corporation.
Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Montana Society Engineers. Clubs: Engineers, University, Commonwealth (San Francisco).
Married Clinton East. Stone, January 25, 1911.