Michael Oxley wurde am 11 Februar 1944 in Findlay, Ohio, USA geboren. Er war mit Patricia (Pat) Ann Pluguez verheiratet. Er starb am 1 Januar 2016 in McLean, Virginia, USA.
He co-authored the Sarbanes-Oxley Act anti-fraud legislation in 2002. Ohio representative for 25 years, he was chairman of the House financial services committee,.
