Background
Bourne, William Hamilton was born on July 20, 1918 in Tulsa. Son of William Hamilton and Anna (Detweiler) Bourne.
natural gas pipeline company executive
Bourne, William Hamilton was born on July 20, 1918 in Tulsa. Son of William Hamilton and Anna (Detweiler) Bourne.
Student, University Oklahoma, 1939. Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, 1948.
Stress analyst Lockheed Aircraft Company, Burbank, California, 1939-1942. With Amerada Petroleum Corporation, 1948-1972, manager joint venture operations, 1970-1972. With Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, St. Louis, 1972-1983, executive vice president, 1977-1978, president, 1978-1983, chairman, 1983, director, 1976-1983.
Chairman board, chief executive officer MRT Exploration Company, 1976-1983, director, 1973-1983. Chairman board Esco Energy, Inc., 1984-1987, board directors, since 1982. Past president Natural Gas Men Oklahoma.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Society Petroleum Engineers, Interstate Natural Gas Association American (board director), Southern Gas Association (board director), Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Alberta Smitheram, March 23, 1946. Children: William C., Richard G.