Anthony Francis Lucas
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1855 – 1921
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Who was Anthony Francis Lucas?
Anthony Francis Lucas was a Croatian-born oil explorer. With Pattillo Higgins he organized the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas that became known as Spindletop. This led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the petroleum age.
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- Born
- Sep 9, 1855
Split, Croatia - Ethnicity
- Croatian American
- Croats
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Beaumont
- Split, Croatia
- Died
- Sep 2, 1921
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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