Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet (1614–1686) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1645 and 1660. Oxenden was the eldest son of Sir James Oxenden of Deane and his wife Margaret Nevinson, daughter of Thomas Nevinson of

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. He was

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on 11 July 1660, despite his family's rather dubious record of loyalty to the Crown.

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''The Baronetage of England'' Volume 3
/ref> Oxenden was elected Member of Parliament for

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as a recruiter to the

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in 1645. He was elected MP for

in the

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of 1654 and in the

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in 1656.History of Parliament Online - Oxenden, Henry
/ref> In 1660 he was elected MP for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was created

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in on 6 May 1678. During the

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he was generally regarded as an opponent of the Crown. Oxenden married firstly Mary Baker daughter of Robert Baker of

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, by whom he had a daughter, and secondly, Elizabeth Meredith (died 1659) daughter of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet of

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, Kent and his first wife Susannah Barker. Her portrait was painted by Sir

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. They had issue

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and

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who successively succeeded to the baronetcy, and

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, and several daughters including Susannah, who married Sir Robert Booth,

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, by whom she had four daughters. He married thirdly Elizabeth Reade, daughter of Matthew Reade of

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, and widow of Mark Dixwell.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oxenden, Henry 1614 births 1686 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1660