Memorial to Charles Oakeley in Lichfield Cathedral

Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet (27 February 1751 – 7 September 1826)Sir Charles Oakeley family tree
/ref> was an English administrator. He married Helena Beatson, a talented amateur artist, and niece of notable Scottish portrait painter

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. He was the father of

Frederick Oakeley Frederick Oakeley (5 September 1802 – 30 January 1880) was an English Roman Catholic convert, priest, and author. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1828 and in 1845 converted to the Church of Rome, becoming Canon of the Westminster ...

and Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet, and the grandfather of W. E. Oakeley. Oakeley was born in

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, near

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, a son of William Oakeley and Christian Strachan. He was educated at

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. The Oakeley Baronetcy of Shrewsbury was created for him on 5 June 1790. Oakeley worked as an administrator in

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, and was responsible for collecting funds for the war when the Carnatic was invaded by Hyde Ally Cawn. The war came to an end in 1784 and Oakeley returned to England due to family reasons in February 1789, but he was persuaded to return to India, this time to serve as the

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, he held this post from 1790 to 1794. He died at the Palace, Lichfield, on 7 September 1826, and was buried privately at Forton. There is a monument to his memory by Chantrey in Lichfield Cathedral.

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (gol.). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * 1751 births 1826 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain People from Forton, Staffordshire {{GreatBritain-baronet-stub