Background
Courtis, William Munroe was born on January 7, 1842 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Mehitable (Appleton) Courtis.
Courtis, William Munroe was born on January 7, 1842 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Mehitable (Appleton) Courtis.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1864, Master of Arts, 1867. Studied civil engineering, Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard), 1 year. 3 years at Royal School of Mines, Freiberg.
Was superintendent and general manager of many mines and smelting works in Michigan, Colorado, California, New Mexico, et cetera, and construction engineering to extensive operators. Was chief engineer on survey of Santo Domingo, et cetera Patented improved mill apparatus for saving waste in tailings.
Interested in the search for potash in the United States to which devoted 5 years and traveled 100,000 miles.
Home: Highland Park, Detroit.
Married Lizzie Easton Folger, April.