Sir Henry Oakley | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1823-11-12)12 November 1823[1] Marylebone,London, England |
| Died | 8 February 1912(1912-02-08) (aged 88) St Pancras, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Railway administrator |
Sir Henry Oakley (12 November 1823 – 8 February 1912) was a British railway administrator. He started life as a clerk in the House of Commons Library, and joined theGreat 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.
He proved adept at the politics and negotiations required in railway management, and had taken on an additional role as Honorary Secretary of theRailway Companies' Association by 1873. He retained these extra duties until the Association was restructured on a more permanent basis in 1900.
Oakley was elected to the GNR board in 1897 and retired as General Manager in 1898. In June 1900, aC1 class locomotive was named in his honour by the company; after its withdrawal from service in 1937 it was preserved, and survives at theNational Railway Museum.[2] After leaving the GNR he became Chairman of theCentral London Railway, one of the new tube railways.
In 1891 he was dubbedKnight Bachelor atOsborne House, Isle of Wight.
Oakley died on 8 February 1912 at 37 Chester Terrace, St Pancras, London aged 88.[3]
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:
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