Thomas Fletcher Oakes was born in Boston on July 15, 1843.[1] He entered railway service June 1, 1863; to April, 1879, on Kansas Pacific Railroad; two years secretary to contractors, two years purchasing agent; three years purchasing agent and assistant treasurer; six years general freight agent; one year vice-president; one year five months general superintendent; April 1879, to May 1880, general superintendent Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf and Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern; May 1880, to May 1881, vice-president and general manager Oregon Railway and Navigation Company; May 1881, to November 1883, vice-president Northern Pacific Railway, and November 1883, to 1888, vice-president and general manager.
Oakes was placed in charge of the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad after Charles Barstow Wright formed the Oregon Improvement Company. Harris retained Oakes as executive vice president, after Harris became president of Northern Pacific.[2]
Thomas Fletcher Oakes died at his residence at the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle on March 14, 1919.[5]
Referencesedit
^The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 183. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Google Books.
^Speidel, William (1967). Sons of the Profits. Seattle: Nettle Creek Publishing Company. pp. 170, 183.
^Secretary's Report, Class of 1887, Harvard College, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary 1887-1912, p. 154
^Snowden, Clinton A. (1911). History of Washington: The Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 5. Century History Company. p. 408. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Google Books.
^"Pioneer Railroad Executive Is Dead". The Seattle Star. March 14, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887. Chicago, Illinois: Railway Age. 1887. p. 236.
thomas, fletcher, oakes, july, 1843, march, 1919, president, northern, pacific, railway, from, 1888, 1893, born, 1843, july, 1843boston, massachusettsdiedmarch, 1919, 1919, aged, seattle, washingtonoccupationrailroad, executivesignaturebiography, edit, born, b. Thomas Fletcher Oakes July 15 1843 March 14 1919 was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1888 to 1893 Thomas Fletcher OakesBorn 1843 07 15 July 15 1843Boston MassachusettsDiedMarch 14 1919 1919 03 14 aged 75 Seattle WashingtonOccupationRailroad executiveSignatureBiography editThomas Fletcher Oakes was born in Boston on July 15 1843 1 He entered railway service June 1 1863 to April 1879 on Kansas Pacific Railroad two years secretary to contractors two years purchasing agent three years purchasing agent and assistant treasurer six years general freight agent one year vice president one year five months general superintendent April 1879 to May 1880 general superintendent Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf and Kansas City Lawrence and Southern May 1880 to May 1881 vice president and general manager Oregon Railway and Navigation Company May 1881 to November 1883 vice president Northern Pacific Railway and November 1883 to 1888 vice president and general manager Oakes was placed in charge of the Columbia amp Puget Sound Railroad after Charles Barstow Wright formed the Oregon Improvement Company Harris retained Oakes as executive vice president after Harris became president of Northern Pacific 2 His son Walter Oakes of Seattle a founder of the Alaska Steamship Company was father of the ethnologist Maud Oakes 3 4 Thomas Fletcher Oakes died at his residence at the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle on March 14 1919 5 References edit The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol I James T White amp Company 1893 p 183 Retrieved April 8 2021 via Google Books Speidel William 1967 Sons of the Profits Seattle Nettle Creek Publishing Company pp 170 183 Secretary s Report Class of 1887 Harvard College Twenty Fifth Anniversary 1887 1912 p 154 Snowden Clinton A 1911 History of Washington The Rise and Progress of an American State Vol 5 Century History Company p 408 Retrieved April 8 2021 via Google Books Pioneer Railroad Executive Is Dead The Seattle Star March 14 1919 p 4 Retrieved April 8 2021 via Newspapers com The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887 Chicago Illinois Railway Age 1887 p 236 Preceded byRobert Harris President of Northern Pacific Railway1888 1893 Succeeded byBrayton Ives nbsp This biography related to rail transport in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Fletcher Oakes amp oldid 1018847036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
