William H. Oakes

W. H. Oakes (died 1890) was a music publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.

Although details of his life remain scarce, ample evidence exists to show that William Oakes engraved and published many works of music throughout the 1840s.

Oakes seems to have borne responsibility for selecting the musical work, securing copyright permissions, hiring artists to create cover images, and arranging other logistics.

The short-lived firm published musical works such as The Lament of the Irish Emigrant by William R. Dempster, and The Land of the Blest by J.P.

[5] In 1844, the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association selected three examples of Oakes' music engravings to exhibit at Quincy Hall.