Background
Miles, Maurice Jarvis was born on November 24, 1907 in St. George, Utah, United States. Son of George Edmond and Josephine (Victoria) Jarvis.
Miles, Maurice Jarvis was born on November 24, 1907 in St. George, Utah, United States. Son of George Edmond and Josephine (Victoria) Jarvis.
AB, Brigham Young University, 1930. Master of Arts, University Utah, 1933. Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1935.
Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1939. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1945.
Director physical science Dixie College, St. George, Utah, 1933-1953. Chief chemist Timet, Henderson, Nevada, 1953-1970, consultant, 1980-1986. Research chemist University Nevada, Boulder City, 1976-1980.
President Miles Associates, Inc., Henderson, from 1980.
Member City Council St. George (Utah) City Corporation, 1947-1952. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society.
Married Mary Lyon; children: Mary, Howard, Daniel, Melvin, Helen, Robert, Douglas, Carol, William, John, Clark.