The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Oakley

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Oakley

OAKLEY (Soundex O240) — See also ACKLEY, ACKLIE, ACLY, BLAKLEY, BLEAKLEY, COAKLEY, ECKLEY, MAKLEY, MOAKLEY, OAKEY, OAKLAND, OAKLEAF, OAKLEIGH, OKLEY, SHEAKLEY, WAKLEY, WEAKLEY.

OAKLEY: See also Oakley Chester Curtis — Walter Oakley Hoffecker — Allan Oakley Hunter — Oakley C. Johnson — Oakley Johnson — Oakley Massey — Oakley Wade

Oakley, Alfred (1839-1892) — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 16, 1839. Son of George Oakley and Elizabeth (Travis) Oakley. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; mayor of Rutherford, N.J., 1881-83. Episcopalian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died October 19, 1892 (age 53 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Carlos — of Morganfield, Union County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

Oakley, Chauncey B. — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894-97. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Elizabeth — of West Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York Republican State Executive Committee, 1945. Female. Still living as of 1945.

Oakley, F. K. — of New York. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1920, 1922. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Gene — of Van Buren, Carter County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

Oakley, Gregory — of Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

Oakley, Harvey — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 7th Judicial Circuit, 1969. Still living as of 1969.

Oakley, Israel — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1838-39, 1841. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, James M. — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1878-79. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Jesse — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1793-97. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Jesse — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1814-15. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Jim — of Centreville, Bibb County, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

Oakley, Jim G. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1908, 1912. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Kenneth See R. Kenneth Oakley

Oakley, Marshall A. (b. 1878) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in 1878. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District, 1913-16; defeated, 1916. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Patrick N. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1883. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, R. Kenneth — U.S. Vice Consul in Cartagena, 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Robert Bigger (b. 1934) — also known as Robert B. Oakley — of Louisiana. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., 1934. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Zaire, 1979-82; Somalia, 1982-84; Pakistan, 1988-91. Still living as of 1991.

		Relatives: Married 1958 to Phyllis Elliott.
		See also Wikipedia article

Oakley, Ronald — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984. Still living as of 1984.

Oakley, Thomas Jackson (1783-1857) — also known as Thomas J. Oakley — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born near Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., November 10, 1783. U.S. Representative from New York, 1813-15, 1827-28 (4th District 1813-15, 5th District 1827-28); member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1815-16, 1817-20; New York state attorney general, 1819-21; appointed 1819; superior court judge in New York, 1828-47. Died in 1857 (age about 73 years). Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.

Oakley, Timothy — of Columbia County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1811-12. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, Walter — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1856. Burial location unknown.

Oakley, William M. — of Romulus, Wayne County, Mich. Mayor of Romulus, Mich., 1977-83, 1995-2001; defeated, 2001. Still living as of 2001.

Oakley, Zopher P. — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1852. Burial location unknown.

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