Charles G. Oakman

Charles Gibb Oakman (born September 4, 1903 in Detroit , Michigan , †  October 28, 1973 in Dearborn , Michigan) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1955 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Oakman attended the public schools in his home country and then Wayne State University . He then studied until 1926 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . Between 1927 and 1940 he worked in the real estate and transportation business. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1941 and 1952, Oakman served on Wayne County's county council . In 1941 and 1942 he served as Executive Secretary on the staff of Edward Jeffries , the Mayor of Detroit. From 1942 to 1945 he was a city auditor ( City controller ) and from 1947 to 1952 a member of the Detroit City Council . He also worked for the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority from 1948 to 1954 . From 1955 to 1973 he was the general manager of this authority.

In the 1952 congressional election , Oakman was elected to the 17th  constituency of Michigan in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded George Anthony Dondero, who had moved to the 18th district, on January 3, 1953 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat Martha Griffiths in 1954 , he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1955 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Oakman worked as general manager for the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority . He died in Dearborn on October 28, 1973.

Web links

• Charles G. Oakman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles G. Oakman in the database of Find a Grave (English)