James A. Chapman

James A. Chapman was a businessman and philanthropist closely associated with Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was nephew, soninlaw and business partner to Robert M. McFarlin.

James A. Chapman was born April 3, 1881 to Phillip and Roxana Chapman in Ellis County, Texas. He moved to Holdenville, Oklahoma in 1901 and to Tulsa by 1912. He was a cofounder of first Holdenville Oil and Gas Company, then McMan Oil Company, and finally McMan Oil and Gas Company with his uncle and fatherinlaw Robert M. McFarlin. The companies participated in the exploitation of the Glenn Pool and Cushing oil fields of Oklahoma in the early 20th century. The McMan Oil Company was sold to the Magnolia Petroleum Company for 39,000,000 in 1916, and the McMan Oil and Gas Company was sold to the Standard Oil subsidiary Dixie Oil for 20,000,000 in 1930.

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