Clarence Oakes

Clarence Oakes
Clarence Oakes
Member of the Kansas Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; 1949 – November 7, 1950
Succeeded by	Richard L. Becker
Member of the Kansas Senate; from the 12th district
	In office; 1941–1941
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 27th district
	In office; 1939–1940
Personal details
Born	June 17, 1900; Merwin, Missouri
Died	November 15, 1973; Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, US[1]
Political party	Republican
Residence	Independence, Kansas[2]

Clarence P. Oakes (June 17, 1900–November 15, 1973) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas State Senate.

Oakes was born in Merwin, Missouri and his family moved to Kansas when he was five years old. He was elected to the Kansas House in 1938, and served a single term there before being elected to the Kansas Senate in 1940. He resigned his seat in November 1950, and was replaced by Richard L. Becker.

In addition to his time in the state legislature, Oakes served in the U.S. navy, working in military intelligence, and in the U.S. State Department and Central Intelligence Agency. In 1961, he was selected to head the Institute for American Strategy, a defense policy think tank. He led the Institute until his death in 1973.[1]

References

"Clarence P. Oakes Dead; Headed Strategy Institute". nytimes.com. New York Times. November 16, 1973. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
"Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Oakes, Clarence". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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[nytobit-1] "Clarence P. Oakes Dead; Headed Strategy Institute". nytimes.com. New York Times. November 16, 1973. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[kslib-2] "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Oakes, Clarence". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 17, 2022.