George Mitchell Furnival

Background

Furnival, George Mitchell was born on July 25, 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of William George and Grace Una (Rothwell) Furnival.

Education

Master of Arts, Queens University, Canada, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1935. Field geologist in Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories, and Quebec, 1928-1936.

Assistant mine superintendent Cline Lake Gold Mines, Limited.,1936-1939.

Geologist Geological Survey Canada, Northern and Southwestern Saskatchewan, 1939-1942. From 1942-1970 employed by the Standard Oil Corporation California (Chevron)subsidiary including following positions: district geologist Standard Oil Corporation of California (Chevron Standard, Limited.), Calgary, Alberta, 1942-1944, assistant to chief geologist, 1944-1945, field superintendent Southern Alberta, 1945-1946, manager land and legal department, 1948-1950, vice president land and legal, director, 1950-1952, vice president legal, crude oil sales, government relations, director, 1952-1955.

President, director Dominion Oil, Limited., Trinidad and Tobago, 1952-1960. Vice president exploration, director California Exploration Company (Chevron Overseas Petroleum, Incorporated.), San Francisco, 1955-1963.

Staff assistant land to corporation vice president exploration and land Standard Oil Corporation of California, 1961-1963.

Chairman of the Board, managing director West AustralianPetroleum Proprietary, Limited. (Chevron operated), Perth, 1963-1970, retired 1970. Director mines Department Mines and Natural Resources, Manitoba, 1946-1948.

Vice-president, director Newport Ventures, Limited., Calgary, 1971-1972.

Vice president operations, director, mem.exec. committee Brascan Resources subsidiary Brascan Limited. (formerly Brazilian Traction Limited., Calgary, 1973-1975, senior vice-president, director, 1975-1977, senior consultant, 1977-1978.

President, Chief Executive Officer, director Western Mines Limited. (Brascan), 1978-1980, executive vice president, division general manager Westmin Resources Limited.

(Brascan), also director, member Executive Committee, 1981-1982.

President, acting general manager Coalition Mining, Limited. President, chief operating officer, director Lathwell Resources Limited., 1983-1984. Consultant petroleum and mining, 1985.

Founder Manitoba Geological Survey, 1946.

Director Cretaceous Pipe Lincolnshire Limited company, Austen & Butta Proprietary, Limited., Western Coal Holdings, Incorporated., Quest Explorations Limited., San Antonio Resources Incorporated. Delegate Interprovincial Mines Ministers Conference, several years.

Secretary Winnipeg Conference, 1947. Elected to Order of Canada, 1982.

Scholarship in mining geology named in his honor, U. British Columbia, Canada.

Career

Assistant mine supt; director West AustralianPetroleum Proprietary Director mines Department Mines and Natural Resources, Manitoba General manager Westmin Resources Limited.

Director Cretaceous Pipe Lincolnshire Company, Limited.

Delegate Interprovincial Mines Ministers Conference

Achievements

• George Mitchell Furnival has been listed as a noteworthy petroleum and mining consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Geological Society American, Geological Association Canada, Society Economics Geologists, American Association Petroleum Geologists (honorary life). Member Engineering Institute Canada, Canadian Institute Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (honorary life. Clubs: Calgary Golf and Country, Calgary Petroleum, Ranchmen"son

Connections

Married Marion Marguerite Fraser, March 8, 1937. Children: William George, Sharon (Mistress John M. Roscoe), Patricia M., Bruce A. Bachelor of Science, U. Manitoba.

Father:

William George Furnival

Mother:

Grace Una (Rothwell) Furnival

Spouse:

Marion Marguerite Fraser

child:

Bruce A. Bachelor of Science Furnival

child:

Patricia M. Furnival

child:

William George Furnival

child:

U. Manitoba Furnival

child:

Sharon Furnival (Mistress John M. Roscoe)