Robert M. McFarlin

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Robert M. McFarlin was an American oilman, cattle rancher, philanthropist, and businessman who is best known for amassing a fortune by drilling for oil near Glenpool, Oklahoma.

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.

[edit] Bibliography

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

[edit] External links

• A short historical sketch of McFarlin