Michael Oxley was born on 11 February 1944 in Findlay, Ohio, USA. He was married to Patricia (Pat) Ann Pluguez. He died on 1 January 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,.