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Waite Phillips (January 19, 1883 – January 27, 1964) was an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma , he also developed several office complexes and engaged in banking and ranching.
PHILLIPS, WAITE (1883–1964). A real estate investor and a philanthropist, Waite Phillips was associated with his brothers Frank and L. E. (Lee Eldas), who founded Phillips Petroleum Company. Waite Phillips was born to Lewis Franklin and Lucinda Josephine Faucett Phillips on January 19, 1883, near Conway, Iowa. The couple's ten children ...
Waite Phillips was a wealthy oil tycoon who gave away half of his earnings and donated land for the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. He and his wife Genevieve also built the Villa Philmonte, a summer home and museum, and gave it to the Boy Scouts in 1941.
Waite Phillips was a successful businessman who donated his UU Ranch in the Rocky Mountains to the Boy Scouts of America in 1937. He created the High Adventure Program that allowed Scouts to explore the wilderness and learn outdoor skills.
Feb 20, 2014 · When Waite Phillips donated the land that became Philmont Scout Ranch, the total properties were valued in excess of $5 million. Adjusted for inflation, that’s roughly $79.5 million today.
Waite Phillips was a prominent oilman and philanthropist who built the Philtower and Philcade in Tulsa and donated Philbrook Museum and his New Mexico ranch. Learn about his life, legacy and contributions to the city and the community.
Aug 21, 2015 · When Phillips starts out as an independent businessman in 1915 he has total assets of approximately $25,000. Ten years later in 1925, he sells the Waite Phillips Company to an investment syndicate for $25,000,000 in cash – one of the largest sales in oil industry history to date.
