Introduction

Biography

Frederick was the son of Charles Oake­ley, gov­er­nor of Ma­dras (now known as Chen­nai).

He at­tend­ed Christ Church, Ox­ford, and took Ho­ly Or­ders in 1828.

In 1832, he be­came Pre­ben­dary of Lich­field Ca­thed­ral; in 1837, he be­gan preach­ing at White­hall, and at Mar­ga­ret Street Cha­pel, Lon­don, in 1839. In 1845, he switched from the Church of Eng­land to Ro­man Ca­tho­li­cism; he became can­on at West­min­ster Ca­thed­ral in 1852.

For many years he worked among the poor of West­min­ster. His po­et­ry col­lect­ions in­clude Ly­ra Li­tur­gi­ca: Re­flec­tions in Verse for Ho­ly Days and Sea­sons (1865).