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- From FindaGrave:
Louis was the son of William Pitt Oakes and Edith (Lewis) Oakes.
"LOUIS OAKES, Sir Harry's Brother, Dies"
Greenville, Maine - Louis C. Oakes, 93, wealthy lumbering, mining and manufacturing executive, died at his residence here Thursday evening.
He was the brother of Sir Harry Oakes, multi-millionaire mining executive, who discovered one of the world's richest gold deposits in Canada.
Mr. Oakes was born February 15, 1871, at Sangerville, the son of William P. and Edith (Lewis) Oakes. He had been a resident of this town since 1907.
He was superintendant of the Hollingsworth and Whitney Paper Co. until his retirement in 1951. He received an honorary degree at the University of Maine in 1953.
Mr. Oakes was known throughout the state as a philanthropist and as a forester. He received a certificate of apreciation from the Maine Committee of American Forest Products Industries three years ago.
He was the first chief warden appointed by the Maine Forestry District upon its establishment in 1909 and held the post through 1918. Since then he had been a deputy forest fire warden.
He had received a doctor of laws degree from Colby College in 1954.
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The following comments are by Fred Arthur Oakes, author of "Oakes and Relatives" (1974):
"While I was in Maine, in the summer of 1962, searching old cemeteries, town records, etc., for information about my ancestors, I was asked many times if I was related to Louis Oakes, especially when I got in the vicinity of Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford and Sangerville. I had never heard of him, so I didn't know. I started asking questions about him and I noticed that everyone talked about him with the greatest respect or reverence. They all advised me to see him. While searching the cemetery at Sangerville, a crew was graveling all the driveways and I talked to them. They said Louis Oakes was paying for the graveling as a donation to the cemetery. He had relatives buried there but his parents and the rest of their family are buried in Dover (Lander & Bassett Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, ME).
On June 12, 1962, I drove up to Greenville, Maine, about 30 miles north of Sangerville and found Louis Oakes at his beautiful home there. I told him who I was and he invited me into the house. He was a tall slender man and stood straight as a man of 30, in spite of his 91 years. His mind was very alert, with no sign of senility. I can't remember of ever spending a more enjoyable afternoon and evening that I did with him that day.
He got his family Bible and I copied all the family records written on the fly leaves. He also had a copy of the Nathaniel I. Oak family Register, "Oak-Oaks-Oakes" by Henry Lebbeus Oak, which he regarded very highly."
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1871 - 1964 (93 years)
