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Henry Oakley

Sir Henry Oakley was a British railway administrator. He started life as a clerk in the House of Commons Library, and joined the Great Northern Railway (GNR) in the same capacity in 1850. He was chief clerk in the Company Secretary's office until taking over as Secretary in 1858. He became General Manager of the company in 1870.

Family
On 9 August 1849 Oakley married Fanny Eliza Catherine Thompson, daughter of Frederic Francis Thompson of the H.E.I.C. and his wife Caroline (née Callander) at the parish church of St. Luke's, Chelsea. Fanny died aged 33 in 1858. They had five children: • Herbert Frederick Oakley (1850–1888) m: Emma Sarah Cave • Harry Callander Oakley (1854–1900) m: Mary Barnard • Adam Robert Hamilton Oakley (1856–1925) m: Ellen Judith Cripps • Tom Edmund Livingston Oakley (1858–1932) m: Frances Emily Cripps • Fanny Caroline Elizabeth Oakley (1858–1932) Unmarried ==Notes==
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