About James Oakes
Lived 1821 – 1901 (aged 79–80). James Oakes was a British politician.
James Henry Porteous Oakes (28 September 1821, Nowton – 22 January 1901, Nowton) was a British Conservative politician.
James was the son of Henry Oakes and Maria Ann Porteus.
Oakes was elected Conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds at a by-election in 1852—caused by the appointment of John Stuart as a Vice-Chancellor in the Court of Chancery—and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated.
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Who was James Oakes?
politician; (1821-1901)
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James Oakes was born in 1821.
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James Oakes died in 1901.
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James Oakes was a politician.
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