James Oakes (MP)

James Henry Porteous Oakes
Member of Parliament
for Bury St Edmunds
In office
4 December 1852 – 27 March 1857
Serving with Frederick Hervey
Preceded byFrederick Hervey
John Stuart
Succeeded byFrederick Hervey
Joseph Hardcastle
Personal details
Born1821
Died1901 (aged 79–80)
PartyConservative
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James Henry Porteous Oakes (28 September 1821, Nowton – 22 January 1901, Nowton) was a British Conservative politician.

James was the son of Henry Oakes and Maria Ann Porteus.

Oakes was elected Conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds at a by-election in 1852—caused by the appointment of John Stuart as a Vice-Chancellor in the Court of Chancery—and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated.