John Waddington Oakes

John Waddington Oakes (born 23 September 1932) is 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.[1][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]

John Waddington Oakes
Born	23 September 1932
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.[6]

References

1. "About Us - Whichford House". www.whichfordhouse.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
2. "High Sheriff of Warwickshire - 20th Century - Technology Trends". www.primidi.com. 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.