| James Henry Porteous Oakes | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds |
| Term Start: | 4 December 1852 |
| Term End: | 27 March 1857 |
| Alongside: | Frederick Hervey |
| Predecessor: | Frederick Hervey John Stuart |
| Successor: | Frederick Hervey Joseph Hardcastle |
| Birth Date: | 1821 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Conservative |
James Henry Porteous Oakes (1821–1901) was a British Conservative politician.
James was the son of Henry Oakes and Maria Ann Porteus.[1]
Oakes was elected Conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds at a by-election in 1852—caused by the appointment of John Stuart as a Vice-Chancellor in the Court of Chancery—and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated.[2]