In 1935, he started his career at Warren Petroleum, and by 1948 he was secretary to the corporation.[3] He started his own company, Texas Natural Gasoline Corporation and sold it in 1961 to start an exploration company, Oxley Petroleum, with his older son, John C. Oxley.[1] They specialized in natural gas.[3] He sold it to the Allied Corporation (itself later acquired by Honeywell).[3]
Poloedit
He took up polo at the age of 46.[3] He won two U.S. Open Polo Championships, the USPA Rolex Gold Cup and Silver Cup, the Monty Waterbury Cup, the Sunshine League many times, and twenty-seven medium-goal championships.[1][2] He won the International Gold Cup at 83, the oldest player to do so.[3]
He owned the Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida.[2][3] He also owned Greenhill Farm, one of the largest commercial producers of polo ponies in the United States, near Owasso, Oklahoma.[1]
Legacyedit
He is a 2003 honoree of the Hall of Fame of the Tulsa Historical Society.[1] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 17, 1994.[2] The Mary K. Oxley Nature Center, a wildlife preserve in Mohawk Park, Tulsa, is named for his late wife.[1]
Personal lifeedit
He was married to his wife, Mary, from 1935 until her death in 1987.[3] They went horseriding and played polo together.[3] They spent the winter season living in Delray Beach, Florida and the rest of the year their home in Tulsa.[3] One of their sons, Thomas, also played polo, and nearly died from a brain stem injury in 1968, when he lay unconscious for 31 days.[3] They had another son, John C. Oxley, also a polo player, and a daughter, Mary Jane Tritsch.[3]
^Tulsa World September 21, 1996 obituary "Philanthropist John Oxley Dies" Retrieved October 7, 2018
December 04, 2023
john, oxley, polo, john, thurman, oxley, july, 1909, september, 1996, american, businessman, polo, player, john, oxleyborn, 1909, july, 1909coal, county, oklahoma, usadiedseptember, 1996, 1996, aged, resting, placememorial, park, cemeterytulsa, oklahomaoccupat. John Thurman Oxley July 26 1909 September 19 1996 was an American businessman and polo player 1 2 3 4 John T OxleyBorn 1909 07 26 July 26 1909Coal County Oklahoma USADiedSeptember 19 1996 1996 09 19 aged 87 Resting placeMemorial Park CemeteryTulsa OklahomaOccupation s Oxley Resources LLC Royal Palm Polo Club Greenhill FarmSpouse s Mary Katheryn Yetter 1912 1987 ChildrenThomas Edward 1944 2009 John C Mary JaneParent s Moses Edward Oxley 1874 1950 Sallie Eva Cochran 1880 1962 HonorsUnited States Polo Hall of Fame 1994 Tulsa Historical Society Hall of Fame 2003 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Polo 1 4 Legacy 1 5 Personal life 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit John Thurman Oxley was born on a cattle farm near Bromide Oklahoma in 1909 1 He moved to Tulsa Oklahoma at the age of seventeen 1 Career edit In 1935 he started his career at Warren Petroleum and by 1948 he was secretary to the corporation 3 He started his own company Texas Natural Gasoline Corporation and sold it in 1961 to start an exploration company Oxley Petroleum with his older son John C Oxley 1 They specialized in natural gas 3 He sold it to the Allied Corporation itself later acquired by Honeywell 3 Polo edit He took up polo at the age of 46 3 He won two U S Open Polo Championships the USPA Rolex Gold Cup and Silver Cup the Monty Waterbury Cup the Sunshine League many times and twenty seven medium goal championships 1 2 He won the International Gold Cup at 83 the oldest player to do so 3 He owned the Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton Florida 2 3 He also owned Greenhill Farm one of the largest commercial producers of polo ponies in the United States near Owasso Oklahoma 1 Legacy edit He is a 2003 honoree of the Hall of Fame of the Tulsa Historical Society 1 He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 17 1994 2 The Mary K Oxley Nature Center a wildlife preserve in Mohawk Park Tulsa is named for his late wife 1 Personal life edit He was married to his wife Mary from 1935 until her death in 1987 3 They went horseriding and played polo together 3 They spent the winter season living in Delray Beach Florida and the rest of the year their home in Tulsa 3 One of their sons Thomas also played polo and nearly died from a brain stem injury in 1968 when he lay unconscious for 31 days 3 They had another son John C Oxley also a polo player and a daughter Mary Jane Tritsch 3 References edit a b c d e f g h Tulsa Historical Society biography a b c d Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame John T Oxley s biography a b c d e f g h i j k l Steve Liewer Boca Polo Club s John Oxley Dies Sun Sentinel September 21 1996 Tulsa World September 21 1996 obituary Philanthropist John Oxley Dies Retrieved October 7 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John T Oxley polo amp oldid 1066343451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
