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Charles Gibb Oakman

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Charles Gibb Oakman Famous memorial

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
28 Oct 1973 (aged 70)
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5048276, Longitude: -83.1773169
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US Congressman. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1926 and engaged in the real estate and transportation business, (1927-1940). He was a member of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors (1941-52), served as executive secretary to the Mayor of Detroit, (1941-42), City Controller (1942-45), City Councilman (1947-52) and was secretary of the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority (1948-54). In 1953, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress, serving until 1955. After his term, he returned to the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority and was general manager until his death at age 70 in Dearborn, Michigan.
US Congressman. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1926 and engaged in the real estate and transportation business, (1927-1940). He was a member of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors (1941-52), served as executive secretary to the Mayor of Detroit, (1941-42), City Controller (1942-45), City Councilman (1947-52) and was secretary of the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority (1948-54). In 1953, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress, serving until 1955. After his term, he returned to the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority and was general manager until his death at age 70 in Dearborn, Michigan.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: May 16, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7448838/charles_gibb-oakman: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Gibb Oakman (4 Sep 1903–28 Oct 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7448838, citing Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.