William Bayard Heroy

Background

Heroy, William Bayard was born on October 9, 1883 in New York City. Son of Newman Lounsberry and Mary Louise (Totten) Heroy.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Syracuse, 1909, Doctor of Science, 1958. Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, 1964.

Career

With United States Geological Survey, 1908-1919. Assistant geologist, 1910-1912, geologist and chairman water power section Land Classification Board, 1912-1913. Chairman irrigation section same board, 1913-1915.

Geologist-in-charge, section hydrographic classification, same board, 1915-1918.

Chief division of power resources, 1918-1919. Advisory engineer bureau of Conservation, United States Fuel Administration, 1918-1919.

Associate editor Electrical World, New York, 1919.

Geologist, foreign manager Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, November 1919-1928, chief geologist, 1929.

Chief geologist Consolidated Oil Corporation, 1933-1939. President and member board directors Pilgrim Exploration Company, 1939-1942. Consultant, Board of Economic Warfare, 1942.

Director division of Reserves, Office of Petroleum Administration for War, 1942-1943.

Director Division of Foreign Production, 1943-1946. Special assistant, Secretary of Interior, 1946.

Member firm Beers & Heroy, 1946-1956. Member of advisory committee United States Geological Survey, from 1946.

Member Secretary Interior’s Survey Committee Geological Survey, 1953-1954.

Vice president The Geotechnical Corporation, 1946-1952, president, 1952-1961, chairman, 1961-1966. Director Institute Study of Earth and Manitoba, Southern Methodist University, from 1966. Author articles and reports on conservation, development and use of fuels and water resources for power, petroleum geological and engineering.

Achievements

• William Bayard Heroy has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member firm Beers & Heroy, 1946-1956. Member of advisory committee United States Geological Survey, from 1946. Member Secretary Interior’s Survey Committee Geological Survey, 1953-1954.

Fellow Of Geological Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member American Institute Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (vice president 1939-1942. Member; Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).

Connections

Married Jessie M. Page, June 10, 1909. Married second, Mistress. Children: John Newman Heroy, Laura Page (Mistress Jack South. Guyton), Frances Totten (Mistress C, J. Kirkland, Junior.

Father:

Newman Lounsberry Heroy

Mother:

Mary Louise (Totten) Heroy

Spouse:

second

Spouse:

Jessie M. Page

child:

Frances Totten (Mistress C. Heroy

child:

John Newman Heroy

child:

Junior Heroy

child:

J. Kirkland Heroy

child:

Laura Page Heroy (Mistress Jack South. Guyton)