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Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet (1645–1709), was the English deputy-governor of 
He was the second son of the M.P. of Sandwich Col George Jackson Hay, ''An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force)'', London: United Service Gazette, 1905, p. 377.
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Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
of East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...
. He assumed the office on 30 June 1677 and left office on 27 October 1681.
He was the only British person present at the coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...
in Raigad Fort
Raigad, seen in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, is a hill fort located in the city of Mahad. It is one of the strongest fortresses on the Deccan Plateau and was historically referred to as Rairee or Rairy fort.
Chhatrapati Shivaj ...
on 6 June 1674, and is depicted in a later painting of the event.
He was the second son of the M.P. of Sandwich Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet (1614–1686) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660.
Oxenden was the eldest son of Sir James Oxenden of Deane and his wife Ma ...
, and his second wife Elizabeth Meredith, and the nephew of Sir George Oxenden.
He was Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
of a regiment of the Kent Militia
The Kent Militia was an auxiliary military force in the county of Kent in South East England. From their formal organisation as Trainband, Trained Bands in 1558 until their final service as the Special Reserve, the Militia (United Kingdom), Mili ...
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* 1645 births 1709 deaths Deputy governors of Bombay Baronets in the Baronetage of England Kent Militia officers {{England-diplomat-stub