Henry Oxenden, or Oxinden (18 January 1609 – June 1670), was an English poet.
Early life
Oxenden was the eldest son of Richard Oxinden (1588–1629), of Little Maydekin in
Barham, Kent and Katherine, daughter of Sir Adam Sprakeling of Canterbury. He was born in the parish of St. Paul's, Canterbury. His grandfather was Sir Henry Oxinden (d. 1620) of Dene in
Wingham, Kent. His first cousins included
Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th Baronet, who was M.P. for
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in 1660, and who was created a
baronet
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, and Sir
George Oxenden George Oxenden may refer to:
* Sir George Oxenden (governor) (1620–1669), first governor of the Bombay Presidency
* George Oxenden (lawyer) (1651–1703), English academic, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1689
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,
governor of Bombay.
He matriculated from
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on 10 November 1626, and graduated B.A. 1 April 1627. He was appointed
rector
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Style or title
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*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
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in Buckinghamshire in 1663, and held that benefice until his death in June 1670.
Marriage and issue
He married, first, on 28 December 1632, Anne (died 1640), daughter of Sir Samuel Peyton, by whom he had a son Thomas, baptised on 27 February 1633. His second marriage, on 15 September 1642, was to Katherine (died 1698), daughter of James Cullen, by whom he left no male issue.
Work
Oxinden was author of: ‘Religionis Funus et Hypocritæ Finis,’ 1647; ‘Jobus Triumphans,’ 1651; 'Image Royal,’ 1660, and ‘Charles Triumphant: a Poem,’ 1660.
He was buried on 17 June 1670 at
Denton, Kent.
He was only one British personal present in coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on 6 June 1674. He can be seen in very famous painting of Coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Letters
Oxenden was a collector of letters. Not just letters to himself but letters by people he knew. These letters were editted and published by
Dorothy Gardiner in 1933
and 1937.
References
1609 births
1670 deaths
People from the City of Canterbury
Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
English male poets
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