Background
Downing, Warwick Miller was born on January 14, 1875 in Macomb, Illinois, United States. Son of James M. and Ella Margaret (Summers) Downing.
Downing, Warwick Miller was born on January 14, 1875 in Macomb, Illinois, United States. Son of James M. and Ella Margaret (Summers) Downing.
Bachelor of Laws, University Michigan, 1895. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Denver, 1959.
Admitted to Colorado bar, 1895, since practiced in Denver. Parks commissioner, Denver, 1904-1913, chairman Mountain Parks Committee, member Denver Mountain Parks Commission, 1914-1918. Member Denver Playground Commission, 1910-1913, Denver Good Roads Board, 1921-1925, Colorado Highway Commission, 1937-1939.
Colorado representative Oil States Advisory Committee, 1931-1934.
Chairman Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Colorado, since 1932. Member Interstate Oil Compact Commission, since 1935, National Petroleum Council, since 1948.
Member National Conference Petroleum Regulatory. Member American Petroleum Institute (honorary life director), Indiana Petroleum Association American (director), Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association (director). Referred to as Father of Mountain Parks, Boulevard System and Playgrounds of Denver.
Married Mabelle Jackson, March 4, 1957. Children: Richard, Virginia.