▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁minister ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁Commonwealth ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁Senator ▁from ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ; ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁double ▁dissol ution ▁election ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁O akes ▁returned ▁to ▁state ▁politics , ▁winning ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁seat ▁of ▁W aver ley ▁as ▁a ▁National ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁serving ▁again ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁minister ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁for ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁Col onial ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Health ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁positions ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁until ▁his ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁O akes ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁j ew ellers ▁Category : Free ▁Trade ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Common wealth ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁for ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : M embers