Jack Oldfield

John Richard Anthony Oldfield (5 July 189911 December 1999) was a British landowner and politician.

The son of Major H.E. Oldfield of the Royal Field Artillery, his father was killed in action two days before his first birthday during the Second Anglo-Boer War. With his widowed mother, he moved home many times, spending much time at Doddington Place Gardens, Kent, which had been purchased by his grandfather and aunt in 1906.

Earlier in 1931, Oldfield had been elected to the London County Council to represent Whitechapel and St George's. He remained a member of the council until 1958, later representing Stepney and was vice chairman in 1954–1955.

With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Oldfield attempted to rejoin the armed forces, but was initially rejected due to his age. He eventually succeeded in enlisting as an able seaman in the Royal Navy. He finished the war with the rank of sub-lieutenant. In 1964, he joined the Conservative Party and was elected to Kent County Council in the following year. He remained on the council until 1981, representing Swale West ward.

He died in Doddington aged 100 in December 1999, He was the last surviving MP to have served during the reign of George V (1910–1936).