 Edward's youngest child, William Austin Oke (1857–1923) was thrice-elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly and served as a judge of the District Court in the courthouse where Oke had participated in the 1830 parade and ceremony to lay its cornerstone.As part owner of Munn & Oke, Ltd., William published the "Harbor Grace Standard" newspaper.Three generations of Oke family shepherded the Munn & Oke, Ltd. printing company, hand-operating the historic iron "Washington" printing press, now named “Pitcher Plant Press” and on display in the Queen Elizabeth II Library of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's, NL).