John Waddington Oakes

John Waddington Oakes (23 September 1932 – 23 May 2021[1]) was a British military officer and public official who served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1996. In the 1980s he bought Whichford House, a grade II* listed house in the village of Whichford, Warwickshire.[2] His grandfather Beilby Porteus Oakes was a descendant of Beilby Porteus.[3] He married Annette Christine Swire; they had three children, among them two sons, businessmen Nigel Oakes and Alexander Waddington Oakes, both of whom were involved with the controversial companies SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica.[4][5]

John Waddington Oakes
Born(1932-09-23)23 September 1932
Died23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Military officer and High Sheriff of Warwickshire
RelativesNigel Oakes (son), Alexander Waddington Oakes (son)

He was also an alpine skier and competed in two events at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[6] Oakes died in May 2021, at the age of 88.[7]

References
  1. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results
  2. "About Us - Whichford House". www.whichfordhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. "John Waddington Oakes". The Tatler. 1 November 1961. p. 66.
  4. Watt, Holly; Osborne, Hilary (21 March 2018). "Tory donors among investors in Cambridge Analytica parent firm". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. Growing evidence of JD(U), BJP links with Cambridge Analytica
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Oakes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. "OAKES, Major John Waddington". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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