Robert McKeeman Oakley

Robert Oakley
Robert Oakley; CBE
Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
	In office; 1 May 1923 – 7 March 1927
Personal details
Born	Robert McKeeman Oakley; 28 March 1871; Warrnambool, Victoria
Died	27 August 1927 (aged 56); Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria
Resting place	Cheltenham cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Serena Laura Blamey; (m. 1896–1927; his death)
Occupation	Public servant

Robert McKeeman Oakley CBE (28 March 1871 – 27 August 1927) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of Customs between 1923 and 1927.

Life and career

Oakley was born in Warrnambool, Victoria on 28 March 1871 to parents Elizabeth Oakley (née McKeeman) and Thomas Oakley.[1]

Oakley was an officer in the Victorian Artillery Garrison from 1892 to 1902.[2]

In 1889, he joined the Victorian Customs Department as a Clerk, and became a Commonwealth Public Servant in 1901 when the Federal Department of Trade and Customs was formed.[3]

Between May 1923 and his retirement in March 1927, Oakley was Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs.[1]

Oakley died suddenly of angina pectorisat his home in Melbourne on 27 August 1927.[1] He left in his will funds, the income of which was to provide a scholarship or bursary at Queen's College, University of Melbourne.[4]

Awards

Oakley was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 1923 whilst Deputy Comptroller-General in the Department of Trade and Customs.[5]

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References

McDonald, D.I., "Oakley, Robert McKeeman (1871–1927)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 28 March 2015
Collar - Tunic, Victorian Garrison Artillery, 1892-1902, Museum Victoria, archived from the original on 16 April 2015
CP 195: Robert McKeeman OAKLEY CBE, VD, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015
Continuation Scholarships, University of Melbourne, retrieved 16 April 2015
"Search Australian Honours: OAKLEY, Robert McKeeman, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 16 April 2015

Government offices
Preceded by Percy Whitton	Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs 1923 – 1927	Succeeded by Ernest Thomas Hall

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[McDonald-1] McDonald, D.I., "Oakley, Robert McKeeman (1871–1927)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 28 March 2015

[2] Collar - Tunic, Victorian Garrison Artillery, 1892-1902, Museum Victoria, archived from the original on 16 April 2015

[NAA_CP_195-3] CP 195: Robert McKeeman OAKLEY CBE, VD, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 16 April 2015

[4] Continuation Scholarships, University of Melbourne, retrieved 16 April 2015

[5] "Search Australian Honours: OAKLEY, Robert McKeeman, The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 16 April 2015