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Charles William Oakes CMG (30 November 1861 – 2 July 1928) was an Australian politician.
Charles Oakes | |
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| Senator for New South Wales | |
| In office 1 July 1913 – 5 September 1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1861 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Died | 2 July 1928 (aged 66) Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Reform (1901–10) Comm. Liberal (1913–14) Nationalist (1917–22) |
| Occupation | Jeweller |
Oakes was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, to Agnes Jane née Revelle and James Richard Oakes, a storekeeper. He was educated at state schools in Sydney, after which he became a jeweller and watchmaker. He was involved in local politics as a member of Paddington Council. He married Elizabeth Gregory on 1 September 1885.[1]
In 1901, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Liberal Reform candidate for Paddington, and was re-elected in 1904 and 1907.[2] He was appointed a minister without portfolio in the Wade ministry in 1907 until 1910,[3] when he was one of three ministers defeated at the election.[2]
In 1913, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Commonwealth Liberal Party Senator from New South Wales,[4][5] he was not re-elected in the double dissolution election the following year.[4][6]
Oakes returned to state politics and the Legislative Assembly, winning Waverley as a Nationalist in 1917, serving again as a minister without portfolio from 1919.[3] He was elected as one of five members for Eastern Suburbs in 1920. He was Colonial Secretary and Minister for Public Health in the 7 hour Fuller ministry in 1921, and then served in the positions again in the second Fuller ministry from 1922 until 1925.[3] He did not contest the 1925 election, having accepted an appointment to the Legislative Council, where he served until his death.[3]
Oakes died on 2 July 1928 (aged 66),[3] survived by his wife, son and daughter.[1]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) on 3 June 1922.[7]
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