Edward D. Lynton (b 1912) was a mining engineer and geologist in Mexico and Arizona from 1915-1920. From 1920-1943 he was employed by Standard Oil of California as a field geologist in California and Texas, conducting magnetometer surveys and petroleum prospecting. From 1943-1944 he worked for the North African Economic Board to help develop oil and mining companies. Lynton served as a petroleum consultant to the Institute of Petroleum in Paris from 1946-1948. From 1948-1958 he was a mining and petroleum consultant, examining mines and oil fields in California, Germany, Portugal, Ireland and Africa.
From the description of Papers, 1911-1958. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28469946
