Background
BLAKE, Professor William Phipps was born on June 1, 1820.
BLAKE, Professor William Phipps was born on June 1, 1820.
Studied at ale University, Bachelor of Philosophy 1852. Honourable Master of Arts Dartmouth College. Honourable Doctor of Science University of Pennsylvania (United States)
United States Mineralogist and Geologist of the Surveys of the Western Territories for a railway route to the Pacific, 1853-1857.
Explorations and Surveys of Comstock Lode and ! other mines.
Professor Geology and Mining, College of California. Commissioner from California to Paris Exposition of 1867. Mining Engineer to Government, of Japan, 1861-1863.
Report on Alaska to United States Government.
Commissioner to Vienna and to Centennial Exposition. Made collection to illustrate the mineral resources of the United States at Philadelphia, 1876.
Expedition of United States to Santo Domingo, 1871, and crossed the island in charge of party of explorers. Commissioner to Paris Exposition, 1878, and Secretary of Science Commissioners.
Received Cross j of the Legion of Honour of France.
Editor Mining Magazine and Journal of Geology: member of various learned societies. Professor Emeritus, Geology. Director School of Mines, University of Arizona, 1906.
In direct descent from William Blake of Somersetshire, England, circa 1630, member of Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and from James Phipps, father of Sir William Phipps, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Culony, and from DeputyGovernor Danforth.
Grandson of Captain Jonathan Mix. Territorial Geologist.
Clubs: Cosmos of Tucson, Arizona.
Spouse 1855, Charlotte Haven i Lord Hayes,daughter of Honourable William Allen Hayes of South Berwick, Maine.