Background
Winchell, Newton Horace was born on December 17, 1839 in North East, New York, United States. Son of Horace and Caroline (McAllister) Winchell.
Winchell, Newton Horace was born on December 17, 1839 in North East, New York, United States. Son of Horace and Caroline (McAllister) Winchell.
Brother of Samuel Robertson West. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1866, Master of Arts, 1869.
Father of Horace Vaughn and Alexander Newton Winchell. Superintendent public schools, Adrian, Michigan, 1866-1869. Assistant state geologist, Michigan, 1869-1870.
Assistant geological survey, Ohio, 1870-1872.
State geologist of Minnesota, 1872-1900. Professor geology and mineralogy, University of Minnesota, 1873-1900.
Archeologist, Minnesota Historical Society, May since 1906.
Member United States Assay Commission, 1887, founder and editor, American Geologist, 1888-1905.
Married Charlotte Sophia Imus, August 24, 1864.