Background
Norton, Roy was born on September 30, 1869 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Elisha and Frances Ellen (Way) Norton.
Norton, Roy was born on September 30, 1869 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Elisha and Frances Ellen (Way) Norton.
Educated Clarinda Academy, took special course mining engineering. Practiced law in Ogden, Utah, 1889-1890. Mined on Pacific Coast, in western states, 1890-1892, and in Alaska, 1897-1898.
Crossed Alaska diagonally with dog teams. 1901; founded San Bernardino (California) Sun, 1892. Editor San Jose Herald, 1899.
On editorial staff Seattle Star, Portland (Oregon) Journal, San Francisco Chronicle. Managing director Golconda Mine, Oregon, 1903-1905. Engineering work, Cuba, 1905-1906.
Explored Sinai, Penisula and Northern Arabia, 1920. Engineering in Northern Africa, 1922-1926. Built first golf course on Sahara Desert at Biskra, designed course at Tunis.
Editor San Jose Herald, 1899. Director Golconda Mine, Ore.
Fellow Royal Geography Society (London).