Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th Baronet
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Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th Baronet (10 July 1690 – 21 April 1720) was an English Whig
politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1713 to 1720.
Oxenden was the son of George Oxenden
LLD master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
and his wife Elizabeth Dixwell daughter of Sir Basil Dixwell Bt
. He was admitted at Trinity Hall Cambridge on 6 January 1707. In 1709 he succeeded his uncle Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet in the baronetcy
. His inheritance resulted in considerable litigation as the third baronet's will was contested by Sir Henry Penrice.
Oxenden stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Sandwich, Kent
in April 1713. At the general election of 25 August 1713 he was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Sandwich and held the seat until his death in 1720. He voted as a Whig but was often absent in the latter days when his health was deteriorating.
Oxenden died aged twenty-nine and requested burial at the family vault at Wingham.
Oxenden married Anne Holloway, daughter of John Holloway a barrister on 27 July 1712. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy and the parliamentary seat by his brother Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet
.
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
politician who sat in the House of Commons
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
from 1713 to 1720.
Oxenden was the son of George Oxenden
George Oxenden (MP)
George Oxenden was an English academic, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1685 to 1689....
LLD master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
and his wife Elizabeth Dixwell daughter of Sir Basil Dixwell Bt
Dixwell Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Dixwell family, all of whom are descended from Charles Dixwell of Coton House, near Churchover, Warwickshire...
. He was admitted at Trinity Hall Cambridge on 6 January 1707. In 1709 he succeeded his uncle Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet in the baronetcy
Oxenden Baronets
The Oxenden Baronetcy, of Dene in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 6 May 1678 for Sir Henry Oxenden, previously Member of Parliament for Winchelsea, Kent and Sandwich. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Sandwich and Kent. His younger...
. His inheritance resulted in considerable litigation as the third baronet's will was contested by Sir Henry Penrice.
Oxenden stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
in April 1713. At the general election of 25 August 1713 he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Sandwich and held the seat until his death in 1720. He voted as a Whig but was often absent in the latter days when his health was deteriorating.
Oxenden died aged twenty-nine and requested burial at the family vault at Wingham.
Oxenden married Anne Holloway, daughter of John Holloway a barrister on 27 July 1712. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy and the parliamentary seat by his brother Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet
Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet
Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1720 to 1754....
.