John Oakley (priest)

The Very Rev John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890) was Dean of Carlisle and then Manchester in the last quarter of the 19th century.[1][2]

Born in Frindsbury, Kent, Oakley was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford and ordained in 1858.[1] After curacies at St Luke’s, Berwick Street,[3] and St James, Piccadilly, London,[4] he was then Vicar of St Saviour’s, Hoxton[5] followed by a short spell in Carlisle as Dean of the cathedral followed by a further six years at Manchester, also as dean.

Works

• "The Conscience Clause": its history . London: William Ridgway. 1866.

References

1. Stephen, Sir Leslie (1895). Dictionary of National Biography. Macmillan. p. 291. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Very Rev John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890).
2. "The Very Rev Dr J. Oakley". The Times Thursday 12 June 1890; pg 5; Issue 33036; Col F Obituary
3. Westminster City Archives Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. Church Web-Site
5. Historical details