Robert Galbreath Jr. (1863–1953) was an American pioneer entrepreneur, wildcatter and oilman in Oklahoma.

Payne would later achieve notability as leader of the Boomers (Oklahoma settlers) in Indian Territory.

They soon sold the claim and moved to Edmond, where Robert served as town marshall and then deputy U.S.

[1][3] Robert held a variety of jobs after arriving in Edmond, including serving as postmaster and starting a newspaper.

(At this time, to have a case for federal court, a commissioner was tasked to decide if enough evidence existed).

[1][3] Galbreath's career in the oil business began when he and Colcord became partners with Charles "Gristmill" Jones to drill a wildcat well in the newly discovered Red Fork field near Tulsa.

He then partnered with Frank Chesley and bought a lease on a farm that belonged to Ida E. Glenn and her husband Robert.

Together, these three wells earned him the names "Oil King of the Southwest" and "the richest man in Oklahoma.

[1] His other business interests included building the three-story Galbreath Hotel in the town of Bromide, where he intended to develop a health spa based on the local mineral water.