Wrather, William Embry, 1883-1963

William Embry Wrather (January 20, 1883 - November 28, 1963) was born on a farm near Brandenburg in Meade County, Kentucky on January 20, 1883. He was the only son of Richard Anselm and Glovy Washington (Munford) Wrather. Wrather moved to Chicago at the age of 14 to live with relatives and to attend South Chicago High School. He worked as a USGS field assistant and at Guffey Petroleum from 1908-1916, before he began to search for new oil fields. In 1918 his efforts contributed to the identification of the Desdemona field in Comanche County, Texas. Wrather then moved to Dallas and opened an office as a consulting geologist. He was a founding member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, was a member of the Town and Gown Club in Dallas, and also served as President of the Texas State Historical Association for seven years. In 1942, Wrather came to Washington, D.C. to be Assistant Chief of the Foreign Economic Administration for Metals and Minerals. In 1943, after the retirement of Walter Curran Mendenhall, he was selected to be the Director of the US Geological Survey.

From the description of William Embry Wrather memoirs, circa 1960. (Southern Methodist University). WorldCat record id: 497912087

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