Thomas Baker Slick | |
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| Born | Tom Slick Shippenville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 16, 1930 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Occupation | Oilman |
| Years active | 1904 - 1930 |
| Known for | Discovered 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]