P. Davis Oakey

Peter Davis Oakey (February 25, 1861 - November 18, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in East Millstone, New Jersey, Oakey attended the public schools and the high school of Millstone, New Jersey. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1886 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the city council 1891-1894. City alderman in 1894 and 1895. He served as collector of city taxes of Hartford in 1894 and 1895. He served as member of the Connecticut National Guard 1895-1901. City assessor 1900-1915.

Oakey was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He died in New Haven, Connecticut, November 18, 1920. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut.

References

• P. Davis Oakey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Oakey, Peter Davis
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Date of birth	February 25, 1861
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Date of death	November 18, 1920
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