John Waddington Oakes was a British military officer and public official who served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1996. In the 1980s, he bought Whichford House, a grade II* listed house in the village of Whichford, Warwickshire. His grandfather Beilby Porteus Oakes was a descendant of Beilby Porteus. He married Annette Christine Swire; they had three children, among them two sons, businessmen Nigel Oakes and Alexander Waddington Oakes, both of whom were involved with the controversial companies SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica.
- Occupation
- alpine skier, military officer
- Position held
- High Sheriff of Warwickshire
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born