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| was Judge and pioneer in the development of the Healdton-Hewitt Oil Field, |
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| distinguished jurist whose legal expertise |
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| created the standard Mineral Deed |
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| public servant of vision and integrity |
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| began his law career in Beaumont, Texas |
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| rapidly became a respected attorney, specializing in oil and gas |
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| moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma |
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| knowledge of practical petroleum geology and shrewd business acumen |
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| developed holdings of land and mineral rights in 20 states |
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| Mayor of Ardmore from 1920-1926, he was elected to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. |
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| Lake " " is a tribute to his successful efforts to ensure Oklahoma City “one of the finest water supplies in the Southwestern part of the United States.” |
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| donated the magnificently furnished home at 201 N.W. 14th Street in Oklahoma City to the Oklahoma Heritage Association |
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| an outstanding geologist, who played an important role in producing the first geological map of the state of Oklahoma |
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| born in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and took both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas |
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| recognized distinguished contributions to geology by awarding him the honorary LL.D. degree |
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| joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1911 |
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| served as Chief of the Fuels Section and as Staff Geologists |
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| author of numerous scientific articles and reports dealing with the geology of Oklahoma and Arkansas. |
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| special interest in quartz veins in the Ouachita Mountains, and he gave one off his collections of quartz crystals to the University of Oklahoma |
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| now in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History |
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| had a long and productive relationship with OU and its School of Geology |
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| worked closely with the faculty and graduate students in producing a new Geologic Map of Oklahoma |
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| made an honorary member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. |
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| Born in Tecumseh, Nebraska |
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| grew up on a farm near Shawnee, Oklahoma |
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| worked his way through Oklahoma A&M and went on to earn a master’s degree in Microbiology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| After service as a 2nd Lieutenant in World War I, entered the oil business as a scout for North American Oil Company |
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| joined Walter Helmerich, serving as Vice President of Helmerich and Payne Oil Company |
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| President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Big Chief Drilling Company |
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| was named Outstanding Oklahoma Oil Man. |
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| Active in national and state petroleum associations, and a civic leader and philanthropist, |
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| Chairman of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. |
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| received numerous awards for outstanding service |
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| Especially meaningful to him was the Horatio Alger Award, which he won in 1958 |
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| Presented annually by the American Schools and Colleges Association, the award honors an American who has risen from modest means to the top of his field. |
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| pioneer in development of the Oklahoma City oil field |
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| Born in Kentucky, he moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1905. |
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| came to Oklahoma City in 1912 with $5 in cash but a potential fortune in ambition. |
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| saved enough to become a partner in a pharmacy in Edmond |
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| With the spirit of optimism that was the hallmark of an Oklahoma Oil Pioneer, he sold out his interest and used his funds to enter the oil business |
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| he struck out on his own, forming first the Kessler Oil Company and then Kessler Petroleum Corporation |
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| extremely successful, carrying out oil exploration in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma |
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| responsible for discovering the Leck oil field in Winkler County, Texas. |
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| he bought Oklahoma Oil Pioneer F.C. Hall’s interests in the firm of Hall and Briscoe for $1 million. |
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| rose from soda jerk to self-made millionaire and president of one of Oklahoma’s leading oil firms—all in less than 16 years. |
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| President of Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation |
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| pioneer in the development and marketing of Oklahoma’s oil resources |
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| Born on a cotton farm in Franklin County, Mississippi, “Prich” worked in the field from the time he was eight years old |
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| farm chores left him time only to attend school for four months a year. Still, he managed to work his way through Mississippi College in Clinton, graduating with a bachelor’s degree |
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| earned his law degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi |
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| came to Oklahoma in 1909, and his legal work led him into the oil business, first in the oil brokerage business and then as an independent operator |
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| first partner was another Oklahoma oil pioneer, W.R. Ramsey |
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| went into partnership with J. Steve Anderson |
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| Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation (Apco Oil Corporation) survived multiple bankruptcies and became a major force in the petroleum industry for over 50 years |
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| one of the most influential Oklahoma oilmen of his day. |
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| Active in civic and club life |
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| member of the American Petroleum Institute and a director of Liberty National Bank |
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| dapper dresser, he carried a gold-tipped walking stick and always wore a rose in his lapel. |
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| born in Chicago and attended the Pratt Institute of Technology |
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| was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War I |
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| heading an aerial acrobatic team, he impressed his future wife, Cadijah Colcord, by flying under the telephone wires in Oklahoma City |
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| held the world high altitude record |
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| wife was the daughter of pioneer Oklahoma City oil producer, real estate magnate, and land developer Charles Francis Colcord |
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| along with Oklahoma Oil Pioneer William T. Payne, Helmerich formed Helmerich and Payne Oil Company. |
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| Helmerich & Payne, Inc., located in Tulsa, grew into one of the leading contract drillers and oil exploration firms in the world. |
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| activities in the petroleum industry included service on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. |
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| many philanthropic works included the support of Hillcrest Medical Center, where the " " Cancer Center was named in his honor |
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Marland Mansion Golden Bit Award as Oklahoma’s Outstanding Oil Man of the Year.
inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. |
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