Charles Oakes
Charles William Oakes CMG (30 November 1861 – 2 July 1928) was an Australian politician.
Charles Oakes CMG | |
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Senator for New South Wales | |
In office 1 July 1913 – 5 September 1914 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | 30 November 1861
Died | 2 July 1928 66) Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia | (aged
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Reform (1901–10) Comm. Liberal (1913–14) Nationalist (1917–22) |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 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. In 1901, he was elected as a Liberal Reformist to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Paddington; he served as an honorary minister from 1907 until 1910, when he left the Assembly.
In 1913, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Commonwealth Liberal Party Senator from New South Wales; he was not re-elected in the double dissolution election the following year. Oakes returned to state politics, winning the Legislative Assembly seat of Waverley as a Nationalist in 1917, serving again as an honorary minister from 1919. He was elected as one of the members for Eastern Suburbs in 1920. He was Colonial Secretary and Minister for Health in 1921, and then served in the positions again from 1922 until his elevation to the Legislative Council in 1925. Oakes died in 1928.[1][2]
References
- Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- "The Hon. Charles William Oakes (1861–1928)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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Preceded by John Neild |
Member for Paddington 1901–1910 |
Succeeded by John Osborne |
Preceded by James Fingleton |
Member for Waverley 1917–1920 |
Abolished |
New seat | Member for Eastern Suburbs 1920–1925 Served alongside: Fingleton/Dwyer/Fallon, Jaques, Macarthur-Onslow/Goldstein, O'Halloran |
Succeeded by Septimus Alldis William Foster Millicent Preston-Stanley |