▁oil ▁companies ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁would ▁share ▁prof its ▁on ▁oil ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁sharing ▁development ▁costs . ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁deal ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁Standard ▁O il ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁a ▁large ▁oil field ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁P ante pec ' s ▁Venez uel an ▁lands . ▁During ▁his ▁career , ▁Buck ley ▁was ▁primarily ▁interested ▁in ▁un expl ored ▁territory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁began ▁developing ▁his ▁hold ings ▁into ▁separate ▁companies . ▁His ▁operations ▁became ▁international ▁with ▁hold ings ▁in ▁Canada , ▁Florida , ▁E cuador , ▁Australia , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Israel ▁and ▁Gu atem ala . ▁ ▁Death ▁While ▁travel ing ▁between ▁Paris ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Buck ley ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁while ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁S . S . ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Vi atic um ▁or ▁Last ▁R ites . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Len ox ▁Hill ▁Hospital ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Cam den , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁William ▁F . ▁Buck ley , ▁Sr .: ▁An ▁In ventory ▁of ▁His ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁the ▁B enson ▁Latin ▁American ▁Collection ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century