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Arthur Brooks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#457.85.94">Oakley Chester Curtis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#687.98.39">John C. Dyott</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#947.28.54">Oakley V. Fisher</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gartner-garwood.html#800.46.12">Oakley K. Garvey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#749.53.08">Walter Oakley Hoffecker</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunter.html#964.46.25">Allan Oakley Hunter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson7.html#958.05.83">Oakley C. Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson7.html#426.03.80">Oakley Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masone-masten.html#173.36.27">Oakley Massey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wade.html#555.21.75">Oakley Wade</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#792.54.34">Arthur Porter Waterman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#551.75.44">Oakley T. Wayman</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="876.59.64">Oakley, Alfred</a> (1839-1892)</b> — of Rutherford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-lived.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1839/10-16.html">October 16, 1839</a>. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/rutherford.html">mayor of Rutherford, N.J.</a>, 1881-83. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grand-army-republic.html">Grand Army of the Republic</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/10-19.html">October 19, 1892</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/53.html">53 years, 3 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of George Oakley and Elizabeth (Travis) Oakley.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="945.29.71">Oakley, Carlos</a></b> — of Morganfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/KY.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="014.09.59">Oakley, Chauncey B.</a></b> — of Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-lived.html">Allen County</a>, Ind. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/fortwayne.html">Mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind.</a>, 1894-97. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="516.70.57">Oakley, Claiborne R.</a></b> — of Carrboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/OR-lived.html">Orange County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/carrboro.html#2">Carrboro, N.C.</a>, 1948-65. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="894.64.01">Oakley, Elizabeth</a></b> — of West Islip, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/NY.html">New York Republican State Executive Committee</a>, 1945. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="080.22.08">Oakley, Ernest F.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-lived.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo. Democrat. Circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="631.57.31">Oakley, Frederick K.</a></b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Kings County 15th District, 1915; Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 3rd District, 1916, 1920, 1922. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="181.34.01">Oakley, Gene</a></b> — of Van Buren, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/CA-lived.html">Carter County</a>, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/MO.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/MO.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="573.39.68">Oakley, George P.</a></b> — of Poughkeepsie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-lived.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Dutchess County, 1830. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="031.77.15">Oakley, Gregory</a></b> — of Pine Apple, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/WX-lived.html">Wilcox County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/AL.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="564.18.20">Oakley, Harvey</a></b> — of Logan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LO-lived.html">Logan County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 7th Judicial Circuit, 1969. Still living as of 1969. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="817.89.53">Oakley, Isaac J.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Putnam County, 1895. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="390.15.04">Oakley, Israel</a></b> — of Staten Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-lived.html">Richmond County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Richmond County, 1838-39, 1841. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="016.59.42">Oakley, J. H.</a></b> — of Ravenna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/PO-lived.html">Portage County</a>, Ohio. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/ravenna.html#2">Ravenna, Ohio</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="672.49.69">Oakley, James M.</a></b> — of Jamaica, Queens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/QU-lived.html">Queens County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Queens County 2nd District, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1876/NY.html">1876</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 1st District, 1878-79. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="151.25.63">Oakley, Jesse</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-lived.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Dutchess County, 1793-97. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="352.21.88">Oakley, Jesse</a></b> — of Staten Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-lived.html">Richmond County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Richmond County, 1814-15. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="394.29.10">Oakley, Jim</a></b> — of Centreville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/BI-lived.html">Bibb County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/AL.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="769.36.61">Oakley, Jim G.</a></b> — of Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MN-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1908/AL.html">1908</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/AL.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="434.63.87">Oakley, Keith</a></b> — Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 4th District; elected 1992, 1994, 1996. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Oakley, Kenneth</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#031.96.20">R. Kenneth Oakley</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="156.96.56">Oakley, Marshall A.</a> (b. 1878)</b> — of Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-lived.html">Bay County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/index.html">1878</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Bay County 1st District, 1913-16; defeated, 1916. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="998.82.44">Oakley, Patrick N.</a></b> — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County 3rd District, 1883. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="031.96.20">Oakley, R. Kenneth</a></b> — U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CO-consuls.html ">Cartagena</a>, as of 1943; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/AR-consuls.html ">Buenos Aires</a>, 1945-46. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="470.11.33">Oakley, Richard</a></b> — of Monticello, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SV-lived.html">Sullivan County</a>, N.Y. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/monticello.html#2">Monticello, N.Y.</a>, 1875-85. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="623.82.88">Oakley, Robert Bigger</a> (b. 1934)</b> — also known as <b>Robert B. Oakley</b> — of Louisiana. Born in Dallas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DA-born.html">Dallas County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/index.html">1934</a>. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CK-diplomats.html ">Zaire</a>, 1979-82; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SO-diplomats.html ">Somalia</a>, 1982-84; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PK-diplomats.html ">Pakistan</a>, 1988-91. Still living as of 1991. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/">1958</a> to Phyllis Elliott.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert B. Oakley">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/oakley-robert-bigger ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="379.64.47">Oakley, Ronald</a></b> — of Mt. Clemens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/MI.html">1984</a>. Still living as of 1984. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="491.27.99">Oakley, S. A.</a></b> — of Peoria, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/PE-lived.html">Peoria County</a>, Ill. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="208.27.63">Oakley, Thomas H.</a></b> — of New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from New York County, 1845. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="957.48.68">Oakley, Thomas Jackson</a> (1783-1857)</b> — also known as <b>Thomas J. Oakley</b> — of Poughkeepsie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-lived.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y. Born near Poughkeepsie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-born.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1783/11-10.html">November 10, 1783</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-officials.html">Dutchess County Surrogate</a>, 1810-11; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1813-15, 1827-28 (4th District 1813-15, 5th District 1827-28); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Dutchess County, 1815-16, 1817-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/attygn.html">New York state attorney general</a>, 1819-21; appointed 1819; New York City superior court judge, 1828-57; died in office 1857. Died in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-died.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/05-11.html">May 11, 1857</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 182 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-buried.html#cms00598">Trinity Churchyard</a>, Manhattan, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000003">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408315">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7633888">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://history.nycourts.gov/figure/thomas-oakley/">Historical Society of the New York Courts</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="616.38.44">Oakley, Timothy</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CO-lived.html">Columbia County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Columbia County, 1811-12. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="413.78.55">Oakley, Walter</a></b> — of Topeka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/SH-lived.html">Shawnee County</a>, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1856/KS.html">1856</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="253.65.30">Oakley, William M.</a> (born c.1931)</b> — of Romulus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born about 1931. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/construction.html">Builder</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/romulus.html">mayor of Romulus, Mich.</a>, 1977-83, 1995-2001; defeated, 2001. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Still living as of 2001. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="361.01.54">Oakley, Zopher P.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SF-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1852. 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