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James Oakes (MP)

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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 byFrederick Hervey
John Stuart
Succeeded byFrederick Hervey
Joseph Hardcastle
Personal details
Born1821
Died1901 (aged 79–80)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

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

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  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