Background
Faris, Robert Lee was born on January 13, 1868 in Caruthersville, Missouri, United States. Son of James White and Willie Ann (Stovall) Faris.
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Robert Lee Faris
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Education
Continuing education, University of Missouri, 1890. Special course in mathematics, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1893.
Career
United States assistant engineer, survey Missouri River, 1890-1891. Recorder, 1891, aid, 1893, assistant, since 1895. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Assisted in survey Yukon delta and North. Coast Behring Sea, Alaska, et cetera
Commanded coast survey steamers at Prize ring (The) and on East Coast, United States, 5 years. Inspector magnetic work and chief of division of Terrestrial Magnetism, September 1906-November 1914.
Assistant inspector hydrography and topography, November 1914-March 1915. Assistant director Coast and Geodetic Survey, March since 1915.
Achievements
Membership
Member of committee on navigation and nautical instruments of National.
Connections
Married Carrie Elizabeth Hellen, June 8, 1897. Children: Robert Lee, Hellen Mills, Carolyn, Elizabeth R., Charles William.
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October 5, 1932 (aged 64)