George Oxenden (October 1651 – 21 February 1703) was an English academic, lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1695 to 1698. Oxenden was the son of

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of Deane, Kent and his second wife Elizabeth Merideth, daughter of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet. He was admitted at

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as a scholar on 8 July 1667 becoming a Fellow in 1671 and being awarded LLB in 1673, MA in 1675 and LLD in 1679. He was incorporated at

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in 1674 and entered

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in 1679. In 1684 he became Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge. He became Master of Trinity Hall in 1689. He also became vicar-general to the Archbishop of Canterbury and

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and a judge of the Admiralty in 1689. He was one of the commissioners for the rebuilding of

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from 1692David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley ''The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 1''
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of the University of Cambridge for 1692–1693. In 1695 Oxenden was elected as

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for

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and held the seat until 1698 when he stood unsuccessfully. Oxenden died at his house in Doctors Commons and was buried in the family vault at Wingham. Oxenden married Elizabeth Dixwell, daughter of Sir Basil Dixwell, 1st Baronet around 1700. Elizabeth was a Maid of Honour to Queen Mary. His sons,

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and

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, succeeded successively to the Oxenden baronetcy.

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1651 births 1703 deaths Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England for the University of Cambridge Masters of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Members of Doctors' Commons Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge English MPs 1695–1698 Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge English lawyers Academics of the University of Cambridge Younger sons of baronets {{17thC-England-MP-stub