John Oakey (September 12, 1829 – March 24, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
[2] He then spent two years working as managing clerk for Charles T. Cromwell of New York City.
[1] During the American Civil War, Oakey served as a private with the 7th Regiment of the New York National Guard.
He was later promoted to judge advocate, with the rank of colonel, on the staff of Major-General Alexander Shaler of the First Division of the New York National Guard.
[1] In 1865, Oakey was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Kings County 1st District.
He was promoted to District Attorney in 1894, but he resigned a few months later and resumed his law practice.
He was a founder of the Entre Nous, the Amaranth, the Social Literary Union, and the Athenian Society.