About John Oakley
Lived 1834 – 1890 (aged 55). John Oakley was a British cleric.
John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890) was Dean of Carlisle and then Manchester in the last quarter of the 19th century.
Born in Frindsbury, Kent, Oakley was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford and ordained in 1858. and St James, Piccadilly, London, he was then Vicar of St Saviour’s, Hoxton followed by a short spell in Carlisle as Dean of the cathedral followed by a further six years at Manchester, also as dean.
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Who was John Oakley?
British clergyman; Dean of Carlisle and Dean of Manchester (1834-1890)
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John Oakley was born on 28 October 1834 in Frindsbury.
When did John Oakley die?
John Oakley died on 10 June 1890 in Deganwy.
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John Oakley was a cleric.
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John Oakley was British.
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