Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet
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Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet (27 February 1751 – 7 September 1826) was an English administrator. He married Helen Beatson, a talented amateur artist, and niece of notable Scottish portrait painter Catherine Read
. He was the father of Frederick Oakeley
and Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet
, and the grandfather of W. E. Oakeley.
Oakeley was born in Forton, Staffordshire
, near Newport
, a son of William Oakeley and Christian Strachan. The Oakeley Baronetcy
of Shrewsbury was created for him on 5 June 1790. Oakeley worked as an administrator in India
, and was responsible for collecting funds for the war when the Carnatic
was invaded by Hyde Ally Cawn. The war came to an end on 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 Governor of Madras, he held this post from 1790 to 1794. He died in Fort St George, Madras, India
in 1826.
Catherine Read
Catherine Read , was a Scottish portrait-painter-Life:Read was born in Scotland, on the 3rd of February, 1723, one of thirteen children of an affluent Forfarshire family. She may have received her education in Edinburgh...
. He was the father of Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley
Frederick Oakeley was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England the sixth son of Sir Charles Oakeley, second baronet, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1828 and in 1845 converted from Church of England to Catholicism, whereupon he became Canon of Westminster in 1852....
and Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet
Sir Charles Oakeley, 2nd Baronet was the second Baronet in the Oakeley Baronetcy of Shrewsbury. He was the son of the first Baronet, also called Sir Charles Oakeley, and Helena Beatson .Oakeley was born in Madras, India where his father was governor...
, and the grandfather of W. E. Oakeley.
Oakeley was born in Forton, Staffordshire
Forton, Staffordshire
Forton is a small village on the Staffordshire/Shropshire situated east of the market town of Newport, Shropshire.Situated around Forton Hall and the 14th century All Saints church and sited on the Roman road Via Devana and the modern A519 road between Newport and Newcastle-under-Lyme-External links:...
, near Newport
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, a son of William Oakeley and Christian Strachan. The Oakeley Baronetcy
Oakeley Baronets
The Oakeley Baronetcy, of Shrewsbury, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 5 June 1790 for the Indian administrator Charles Oakeley. He served as Governor of Madras from 1790 to 1794...
of Shrewsbury was created for him on 5 June 1790. Oakeley worked as an administrator in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and was responsible for collecting funds for the war when the Carnatic
Carnatic region
The Carnatic coast is the region of South India lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast, in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, south eastern Karnataka and southern Andhra Pradesh....
was invaded by Hyde Ally Cawn. The war came to an end on 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 Governor of Madras, he held this post from 1790 to 1794. He died in Fort St George, Madras, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1826.