George Oakes
Journalist, Deceased Person
1861 – 1931
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Who was George Oakes?
George Washington Ochs Oakes was an American journalist. Born George Washington Ochs, he legally added the surname "Oakes" in 1915 out of outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1861
- Also known as
- Mayor George Oakes
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tennessee
- Lived in
- Chattanooga
- Died
- Oct 26, 1931
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on July 23, 2013
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