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James Henry Porteous Oakes
Member of Parliament
for Bury St Edmunds
In office
4 December 1852 – 27 March 1857
Serving with Frederick Hervey
Preceded by Frederick Hervey
John Stuart
Succeeded by Frederick Hervey
Joseph Hardcastle
Personal details
Born1821
Died1901 (aged 79–80)
NationalityBritish
Political party Conservative

James Henry Porteous Oakes (1821–1901) [1] was a British Conservative politician.

James was the son of Henry Oakes and Maria Ann Porteus. [2]

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. [3]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  2. ^ Oakes, James (1990–1991). The Oakes diaries : business, politics, and the family in Bury St Edmunds, 1778–1827 (PDF). Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN  0851152759.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN  978-1-349-02349-3.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds
18521857
With: Frederick Hervey
Succeeded by