George Oakes (journalist)
George Washington Ochs Oakes | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Chattanooga | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Preceded by | Garnet Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Watkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1861 |
| Died | October 26, 1931 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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George Washington Ochs Oakes (October 27, 1861 – October 26, 1931) was an American journalist. Born George Washington Ochs, he legally added the surname "Oakes" in 1915 out of outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat.