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Oade to Oakleigh

Oade, Mitchell — of Lansing Township, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for supervisor of Lansing Township, Michigan, 1951. Still living as of 1951.

Oak, The Austrian: See Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger

Oakar, Mary Rose (b. 1940) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Washington, D.C. Born in Ohio, March 5, 1940. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1977-93; defeated, 1992; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. She and two nephews were indicted in 1995 over a scheme to evade campaign finance limits and put money into her campaign under the names of fake donors; she was also charged with obtaining money through bad checks on the House bank; pleaded not guilty to seven felonies, and challenged the validity of the charges; in 1998, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor campaign finance violations. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

Oake, H. M. — of Oregon. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1908. Burial location unknown.

	OAKES: See also Oakes Ames — Vincent H. Buck — Bernard Downing — Henry Oakes Kent — Nathan Oakes Murphy — Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. — Edna Oakes Simpson
	Oakes, Brian Austin — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Democrat. Chair of Morgan County Democratic Party, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
	Oakes, Calvin — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944, 1948; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont 1st Ward, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, Calvin H. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, Carroll — of Morristown, Hamblen County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
	Oakes, Charles (born c.1959) — of Ontario, Malheur County, Ore. Born about 1959. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
	Oakes, Charles A. — of Sebring, Highlands County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Oakes, Dave — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Oakes, David — of Essex County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1861-62. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, Edna See Edna Oakes Simpson
	Oakes, Frank X. — of Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine. Delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Somerset County, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, George F. — of Massachusetts. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1949. Still living as of 1949.
	Oakes, George I. — of West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Oakes, George Washington (b. 1861) — also known as George Washington Ochs — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 27, 1861. Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1892; mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1893-97; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, Civitan; American Historical Association. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of Julius Ochs and Bertha (Levy) Ochs; brother of Adolph S. Ochs (1858-1935; publisher, New York Times); married to Bertie Gans (died 1913).   See also Wikipedia article
	Oakes, Henry — of Union County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 1st District, 1893-94. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, Jack Shoup (1913-2001) — also known as Jack Oakes — of Arkansas. Born in Augusta, Woodruff County, Ark., September 2, 1913. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1951-68. Methodist. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., February 5, 2001 (age 87 years, 156 days). Interment at Augusta Memorial Park, Augusta, Ark.
	Oakes, James Lowell (b. 1924) — also known as James L. Oakes — of Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., February 21, 1924. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960; U.S. District Judge for Vermont, 1970; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-92. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1997.
	Oakes, L. H. — of South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Democrat. Mayor of South Charleston, W.Va., 1937-45. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, Lovell — of Columbia, Coos County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Columbia, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
	Oakes, Raymond S. — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
	Oakes, Roscoe J. — of Landaff, Grafton County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Landaff, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
	Oakes, Tim — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Oakes, Vance — of Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine. Democrat. Member of Maine Democratic State Committee, 1945. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Oakes, William H. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1910. Burial location unknown.

	OAKEY: See also Abraham Oakey Hall
	Oakey, Davis See Peter Davis Oakey
	Oakey, Elegant: See Abraham Oakey Hall
	Oakey, John — of Kings County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1866-67 (Kings County 1st District 1866, Kings County 8th District 1867). Burial location unknown.
	Oakey, John — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1894. Burial location unknown.
	Oakey, John L. — of Somerset County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1881. Burial location unknown.
	Oakey, P. Davis See Peter Davis Oakey
	Oakey, Peter Davis (1861-1920) — also known as P. Davis Oakey — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Millstone, Somerset County, N.J., February 25, 1861. Republican. U.S. Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1915-17. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., November 18, 1920 (age 59 years, 267 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

	OAKFORD: See also I. Oakford Acton
	Oakford, Kathleen — of Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Natural Law candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.

Oakland, Velma L. — of Red Lake, Beltrami County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

	Oakleaf, Hjamer — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Mayor of Moline, Ill., 1949-51. Still living as of 1951.
	Oakleaf, Samuel L. — of McAllen, Hidalgo County, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

OAKLEIGH: See also Oakleigh Thorne, Sr.

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