Thomas Baker Slick Sr.

Thomas Baker Slick
Born
Tom Slick

Shippenville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, US
DiedAugust 16, 1930
Baltimore, Maryland, US
OccupationOilman
Years active1904–1930
Known forDiscovered Drumright-Cushing oilfield in Oklahoma

Thomas Baker Slick Sr. (12 October 1883 – 16 August 1930) was born in Shippenville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania to Johnson M. and Mary A. Baker Slick. He became notable in 1912 for discovering Oklahoma's then-largest oil field, the Cushing Oil Field.[1]

  1. ^ Pittman, Kitty. "Slick, Thomas Baker (1883-1930)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved May 11, 2013.