Marling J. Ankeny

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Marling J. Ankeny
10th Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines
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July 20, 1956 –December 31, 1964

Marling J. Ankeny (died April 24, 1977) was an American mining engineer. He served as the 10th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

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Early life

Marling Jay Ankeny was born in Carleton, Nebraska to Thomas A. Ankeny. [1] [2] He grew up in Sabetha, Kansas. [3] His family was originally from Pennsylvania. [4] After graduating high school, Ankeny moved with his parents to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. [1]

Ankeny graduated from Carnegie Tech in 1934. [2]

Career

Ankeny worked in coal mines around Johnstown, Pennsylvania. [5] He joined the U.S. Bureau of Mines as a coal mine operator in 1934. [2] He worked as a senior mining engineer from 1942 to 1947. [6]

Ankeny served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He participated in the Invasion of Normandy. He also served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. [2] [5]

He then served as the chief of the Coal Inspection Branch from 1948 to 1952. Ankeny became the safety director of the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association in 1952. [3] [4] [7]

Ankeny was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. [4] He was appointed on July 20, 1956, replacing acting director Thomas H. Miller, who had served since John J. Forbes retirement in November 1955. [3] [7] He served as director until his retirement on December 31, 1964. [2] [8]

Ankeny then moved to Lusby, Maryland and became a consultant to coal companies, as well as the Ministry of Mines in New Zealand. He worked on mine disaster investigation and mine safety laws. [2]

Personal life

Ankeny was married to Eleanor Mae Kulp. Together, they had two daughters, Eleanor and Jacqueline. [2] [9]

Ankeny was known as "Mark" by his contemporaries. [2]

Death

Ankeny died on April 24, 1977, at the age of 75, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. [2] [5]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Marling Ankeny, Ex-Director of Mines Bureau". The Washington Post . April 29, 1977. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "U.S. Career Man Wins Mines Post". The Salt Lake Tribune . July 21, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 3 "Ike Names Coal Leader Mines Director". The Salt Lake Tribune . June 19, 1956. p. 4. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. 1 2 3 "Former Bureau of Mines Director Marling J. Ankeny Dies in Baltimore". MESA Magazine. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration. 1975. p. 22.
  6. ↑ "Ike Nominates Bureau Chief". Spokane Chronicle . June 18, 1956. p. 21. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. 1 2 "Fox Proposed for Mine Bureau Job". Wilkes-Barre Times Leader . March 10, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "U.S. Mines Bureau Chief Resigns Post". Albuquerque Journal . January 1, 1965. p. 17. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "Helen B. Ferguson Dies at 80". The Washington Post . April 18, 1997. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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