John Waddington Oakes
John Waddington Oakes (23 September 1932 – May 2021) 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][3] His grandfather Beilby Porteus Oakes was a descendant of Beilby Porteus.[4] 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.[5][6]
John Waddington Oakes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1932 |
| Died | May 2021 (aged 88)[1] |
| Occupation | Military officer and High Sheriff of Warwickshire |
| Relatives | Nigel Oakes (son), Alexander Waddington Oakes (son) |
He was also an alpine skier and competed in two events at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[7]
References
- John Waddington Oakes' obituary
- "About Us - Whichford House". www.whichfordhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "High Sheriff of Warwickshire - 20th Century - Technology Trends". www.primidi.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "John Waddington Oakes". The Tatler. 1 November 1961. p. 66.
- Watt, Holly; Osborne, Hilary (21 March 2018). "Tory donors among investors in Cambridge Analytica parent firm". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- Growing evidence of JD(U), BJP links with Cambridge Analytica
- 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.
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