Background
Toumey, James William was born on April 17, 1865 in Lawrence, Michigan, United States. Son of Dennis and Mary (Buckley) Toumey.
Toumey, James William was born on April 17, 1865 in Lawrence, Michigan, United States. Son of Dennis and Mary (Buckley) Toumey.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan Agricultural College, 1889, Master of Science, 1895. Special student, Harvard, 1893. Honorary Master of Arts, Yale University, 1907.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Syracuse, 1920.
Honorary F.D., Michigan State College, 1927.
1 son, James William. Married second, Nannie Byrne Trowbridge, September 1908. Assistant, department botany, Michigan Agricultural College, 1890-1891.
Professor biology, University of Arizona, 1891-1898.
Director Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, 1897-1898. Superintendent of tree planting, Division of Forestry, unites states department of Agriculture, 1898-1900.
Assistant professor forestry, 1900-1903, professor forestry, 1903-1909, professor silviculture, 1909, dean School Forestry, 1910-1922, professor silviculture, since 1922, Yale. Author: Seeding and Planting in the Practice of Forestry.
Foundations of Silviculture upon an Ecological Basis.
Bulletins and articles on botanical and forestry subjects. Home: New Haven, Connecticut
Married Constantia Hayes Blake, June 17, 1897. Married second, Nannie Byrne Trowbridge, September 1908.