George Oakes
Former Mayor of Chattanooga
George Washington Ochs Oakes was an American journalist. Born George Washington Ochs, he legally added the surname "Oakes" in 1915 out of outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat. Wikipedia
Born: October 27, 1861, Cincinnati, OH
Died: October 26, 1931 (age 69 years)
Niece: Iphigene Bertha Ochs
Previous office: Mayor of Chattanooga (1893–1897)
Children: John Bertram Oakes
Education: University of Tennessee
Siblings: Adolph Ochs