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| Born | April 15, 1829 |
| Died | September 19, 1899 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Ames Shovel Shop |
| Parent(s) | Oakes Ames, Evelina O. Gilmore |
| Relatives | Oliver Ames (brother) Oliver Ames Sr. (grandfather) Capt. John Ames (great-grandfather) |
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Oakes Angier Ames (April 15, 1829 – September 19, 1899) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist in the Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts.
He was an heir to the Oliver Ames and Sons Corporation and Ames Shovel and Tool Company and was born into a family already known to be successful in business and philanthropic towards the townsfolk, many of whom were employed by the Ames'.[1] He served as superintendent in 1873 and then President of the Company in 1877, overseeing all workings in the factory.[2] He was credited with managing to resolve the most notable worker strike in the town's history that lasted for almost two months in 1889.[3]
Before his death, Oakes Angier Ames had helped manage a highly prosperous family business and commissioned buildings for the betterment of the town of Easton (including a schoolhouse in North Easton). He served as President of the North Easton Savings Bank and Vice-President of the Easton National Bank, was a Director of the Lincoln National Bank of Boston and the Kingsley Iron Machine Company, trustee of the State Lunatic Asylum in Taunton, MA (Taunton State Hospital), Director of the American Loan and Trust Company and of the United Electric Securities Company, and co-owned a sugar plantation in Louisiana.[4][5][6][7]