Clarence Oakes
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 12th district
In office
1949 – November 7, 1950
Succeeded byRichard L. Becker
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 12th district
In office
1941–1941
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
1939–1940
Personal details
Born(1900-06-17)June 17, 1900
Merwin, Missouri
Died(1973-11-15)November 15, 1973
Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, US[1]
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceIndependence, Kansas[2]

Clarence P. Oakes (June 17, 1900–November 15, 1973) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas State Senate.

Oakes was born in Merwin, Missouri and his family moved to Kansas when he was five years old. He was elected to the Kansas House in 1938, and served a single term there before being elected to the Kansas Senate in 1940. He resigned his seat in November 1950, and was replaced by Richard L. Becker.

In addition to his time in the state legislature, Oakes served in the U.S. navy, working in military intelligence, and in the U.S. State Department and Central Intelligence Agency. In 1961, he was selected to head the Institute for American Strategy, a defense policy think tank. He led the Institute until his death in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clarence P. Oakes Dead; Headed Strategy Institute". nytimes.com. New York Times. November 16, 1973. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Oakes, Clarence". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 17, 2022.


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