Robert M. McFarlin

Robert M. McFarlin (July 27, 1866 - August 11, 1942) was an American oilman, cattle rancher, philanthropist, and businessman who is best known for amassing a fortune by drilling for oil near Glenpool, Oklahoma with his nephew and son-in-law, James A. Chapman. Together, the two founded the McMan Oil Company, sold to the Magnolia Petroleum Company, and the McMan Oil and Gas Company , sold to the Dixie Oil Company.^[1][2]

In 1910, McFarlin, Harry Sinclair and some others organized the Exchange National Bank of Tulsa, which later became the National Bank of Tulsa, now the Bank of Oklahoma (BOK).^[3]

McFarlin's philanthropy centered on churches and higher education. McFarlin College was the proposed name of a college, to be located in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was initially proposed that the new institution of higher education be a Methodist-affiliated college. It ceased to exist as an entity when it merged with Henry Kendall College in 1920 to form the University of Tulsa. McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church, located in Norman, Oklahoma stands in honor of his contributions to the United Methodist Church.

He was married to Ida Barnard McFarlin.

The McFarlin house at 1610 S. Carson Ave. was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 25, 1979, under National Register Criteria C, and its NRIS number is 79002030.

Bibliography

• Tyson, Carl N. The McMan: The lives of Robert M. McFarlin and James A. Chapman. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press (1977). ISBN#:0806114460

References

1. ^ "McFARLIN, ROBERT MARTIN (1866-1942)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/M/MC023.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
2. ^ "CHAPMAN, JAMES ALLEN (1881-1966)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/C/CH006.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
3. ^ Tulsa Preservation Commission. "Buildings in the National Register of Historic Places - McFarlin House."[1]

External links

• A short historical sketch of McFarlin

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Name	McFarlin, Robert M.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 27, 1866
Place of birth	Ovilia, Texas
Date of death	August 11, 1942
Place of death	Kansas City, Missouri