He was born in Toronto, the son of George D. Oakley and Ann Todd, both natives of England, and was educated in Toronto. He began work as a stone cutter with his father and later went to England to gain additional experience. After his return, Oakley joined his father's company and, after his father's death, became president of George Oakley & Son Limited. Oakley was also president of the Central Canada Cut Stone Company. He served on the Board of Education. Oakley married Ethel Priestman.[1] In 1934, it was alleged that Oakley was part of a price fixing agreement related to building stone supplied for construction on the East Block of Queen's Park.[4] He was president of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team from 1931 until his death. Oakley died in Hamilton at the age of 57.[2]
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^ abcMiddleton, Jessie Edgar (1923). "The municipality of Toronto : a history". p. 196.
^ abc"Toronto Ball Club President Dies". Pittsburgh Press. December 4, 1934. p. 25. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
^"George Oakley, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
^McCracken, George (June 15, 1934). "Hepburn Charges Contractors' Combine led by Tory". Border Cities Star. p. 4. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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george, oakley, english, football, player, footballer, april, 1877, december, 1934, building, contractor, sports, team, president, political, figure, ontario, represented, riverdale, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1923, 1934, conservative, member, ontar. For the English football player see George Oakley footballer George Oakley April 25 1877 1 December 3 1934 2 was a building contractor 1 sports team president 2 and political figure in Ontario He represented Riverdale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934 as a Conservative member 3 George OakleyOntario MPPIn office 1923 1934Preceded byJoseph McNamaraSucceeded byRobert AllenConstituencyRiverdalePersonal detailsBorn 1877 04 25 April 25 1877Toronto OntarioDiedDecember 3 1934 1934 12 03 aged 57 Hamilton OntarioPolitical partyConservativeSpouseEthel PriestmanOccupationBusinessmanHe was born in Toronto the son of George D Oakley and Ann Todd both natives of England and was educated in Toronto He began work as a stone cutter with his father and later went to England to gain additional experience After his return Oakley joined his father s company and after his father s death became president of George Oakley amp Son Limited Oakley was also president of the Central Canada Cut Stone Company He served on the Board of Education Oakley married Ethel Priestman 1 In 1934 it was alleged that Oakley was part of a price fixing agreement related to building stone supplied for construction on the East Block of Queen s Park 4 He was president of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team from 1931 until his death Oakley died in Hamilton at the age of 57 2 References edit a b c Middleton Jessie Edgar 1923 The municipality of Toronto a history p 196 a b c Toronto Ball Club President Dies Pittsburgh Press December 4 1934 p 25 Retrieved June 26 2011 George Oakley MPP Legislative Assembly of Ontario Retrieved June 26 2011 McCracken George June 15 1934 Hepburn Charges Contractors Combine led by Tory Border Cities Star p 4 Retrieved June 26 2011 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history nbsp This article about a Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Oakley amp oldid 1134834689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
