Sir James Oxenden, 2nd Baronet (4 April 1641 – 29 September 1708), of Dene, Kent was an English politician who sat in the

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between 1679 and 1702. Oxenden was the son of

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and his second wife Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of Sir William Meredith of

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, Kent. He was knighted on 22 March 1671.

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''The Baronetage of England'' Volume 3
/ref> Oxenden sat as a

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for

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from 1679 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1690. He succeeded his father as second

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in August 1686. Oxenden was then MP for

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from 1698 to 1701 and MP for Sandwich again from 1701 to 1702. Oxenden died aged sixty-seven. Oxenden married firstly Elizabeth Chute, daughter of Edward Chute of Bethersden, and secondly, Arabella Watson sister of Lewis

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. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother.

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