P. Davis Oakey

Who was P. Davis Oakey?

Peter Davis Oakey 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. 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.