John Oakley (newspaper Editor)
John Oakley may refer to: *John Oakley (surveyor) (1867–1946), British surveyor * John C. Oakley (1946–2006), American neurosurgeon *John Oakley (cricketer) (1925–2013), New Zealand cricketer *John Oakley (priest) John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890) was Dean of Carlisle and then Manchester in the last quarter of the 19th century. Born in Frindsbury, Kent, Oakley was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford and ordained in 1858. After curacies a ...

John Oakley (surveyor)
Sir John Hubert Oakley, GBE (1867 – 5 December 1946) was a British surveyor. He was the head of the firm of D. Smith, Oakley and Garrard. Oakley was born in Kensington, London, the eldest son of Christopher Percival Oakley, surveyor, and Kate Oakley, ''née'' Kingsford. An uncle was John Oakley, Dean of Manchester. He was educated at Uppingham School and the Royal Agricultural College, after which he joined the family firm of Daniel Smith, Son and Oakley (later Daniel Smith, Oakley and Garrard). Oakley served on numerous royal commissions and government committees, including the Royal Commission, Oxford and Cambridge University (Estates), 1919–21; Committee on Crown and Government Lands, 1921–22; Royal Commission on Compensation for suffering and damage caused by enemy action, 1922–24; River Ouse Drainage Commission, 1925–26; and the Irish Grants Committee, 1926–29. Oakley was knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of ...
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ...
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John Oakley (cricketer)
John Hayward Oakley (7 February 1925 – 9 August 2013) was a New Zealand cricketer and cricket administrator. He played two first-class matches for Wellington in 1946-47 and was President of New Zealand Cricket from 1985 to 1987. Life and career John Oakley was born in Palmerston North and educated at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, and Victoria University in Wellington, where he studied law. He played for the University team in the senior Wellington cricket competition as a hard-hitting right-handed batsman, and represented Wellington in two first-class matches in 1946-47. His top score was 43 in the second innings of his debut match against Auckland, batting at number four. He was co-creator in 1972 and executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Foundation, a trustee of the Wellington Cricket Trust for 30 years from 1974, President of the Wellington Cricket Association from 1982 to 1985, and President of New Zealand Cricket from 1985 to 1987. In 1986 he instigated t ...
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