John Waddington Oakes
Born(1932-09-23)23 September 1932
Died23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Military officer and High Sheriff of Warwickshire
RelativesNigel Oakes (son), Alexander Waddington Oakes (son)

John Waddington Oakes (23 September 1932 – 23 May 2021[1]) was a British military officer and public official who served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1996. In the 1980s he bought Whichford House, a grade II* listed house in the village of Whichford, Warwickshire.[2] His grandfather Beilby Porteus Oakes was a descendant of Beilby Porteus.[3] He married Annette Christine Swire; they had three children, among them two sons, businessmen Nigel Oakes and Alexander Waddington Oakes, both of whom were involved with the controversial companies SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica.[4][5]

He was also an alpine skier and competed in two events at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[6] Oakes died in May 2021, at the age of 88.[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results
  2. ↑ "About Us - Whichford House". www.whichfordhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "John Waddington Oakes". The Tatler. 1 November 1961. p. 66.
  4. ↑ Watt, Holly; Osborne, Hilary (21 March 2018). "Tory donors among investors in Cambridge Analytica parent firm". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Growing evidence of JD(U), BJP links with Cambridge Analytica
  6. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Oakes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "OAKES, Major John Waddington". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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