James Oakes (MP)

James Henry Porteous Oakes
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
Born	1821
Died	1901 (aged 79–80)
Nationality	British
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

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
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.
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.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr James Oakes

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)

[Oakes-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.

[craig1832-3] 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.