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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_O'Connor_(rancher)Thomas O'Connor (rancher) - Wikipedia

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   Thomas O'Connor (c. 1819 – October 16, 1887) was an Irish rancher and landowner from County Wexford, Ireland whose estate was reportedly the largest individual land and cattle holding in Texas at the time of his death.

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3. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesO'Connor, Thomas - TSHA

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   Apr 3, 2019 · Thomas O'Connor, cattle rancher, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1817 and sailed to Texas with his uncle James Power in 1834. On September 28, 1834, the Mexican government granted him 4,428 acres as a settler in the Power and Hewetson colony.

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   The story of the O’Connor family is full of the myths Texans hold dear. The first Thomas O’Connor came to South Texas from County Wexford, Ireland, a place of staggering beauty and...

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5. www.victoriaadvocate.com › news › localCrossroads remembers rancher, businessman for generosity

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   Dec 6, 2016 · The story of Thomas Marion O'Connor is in many ways the story of South Texas. He was a conscientious steward of the land, managing ranches in Goliad and Refugio counties that his great-...

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   Feb 14, 2022 · Growing up on a ranch in South Texas, T. Michael O’Connor’s youth was spent in a saddle. Under a wide-brimmed Stetson, his eyes were continuously scanning the horizon for threats to his family’s herd. Hard work was learned young, and leisure was a foreign concept.

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7. www.findagrave.com › 198792187 › thomas-o'connorThomas O'Connor Jr. (1915-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Aug 7, 1996 · Prominent Victoria rancher, oilman, banker and philanthropist Tom O’Connor, JR. died Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Medical Center. O’Connor, 81, was senior chairman of the board of Victoria Bank & Trust Co. an its holding company, Victoria Bankshares, Inc. until their merger earlier this year with Norwest Corp.

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   How many barrels did Tom O'Connor produce?

   • By the fifties, the Tom O’Connor field was filled with pump jacks. It would eventually produce more than 700 million barrels and make Cullen and O’Connor even richer than they had been before, certainly among the richest men in Texas, if not America.

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   Why did the O'Connors complain about Exxon?

   • Recently the O’Connors had been dealing with numerous problems stemming from Exxon’s drilling activities, especially saltwater leaks from a deteriorating pipeline, which are detrimental to cattle. The family’s complaints went unheeded. Laurie Miesch said she felt the hostility every day.

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   What did the O'Connors know about Exxon & Walker & McBroom?

   • T. Michael sent a team of geophysicists from a company called Walker & McBroom to Exxon to look at the history of those wells—logs, seismic data, anything that would help them operate the lease. Under the unusual terms of Aunt Helen’s lease, the O’Connors owned everything there was to know about those wells.

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   Why did Exxon shut down the O'Connors?

   • Exxon, no doubt weary of the O’Connors, said it needed the family’s approval to turn the lease over to Refugio within six weeks, and all thirteen royalty owners would have to sign off. Laurie Miesch asked for more time to investigate the reputation of the company. She didn’t get it. Exxon declared that time was up and continued plugging the wells.

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9. www.whitepages.com › name › Tom-ConnorTom Connor in TX - Texas Address & Phone Number - Whitepages

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   Find Tom's current address in Texas, phone number and email. Contact information for people named Tom Connor found in Allen, Arlington, Bandera and 5 other U.S. cities in TX, and include family, property and public records. ... more.