Sir James Oxenden, 2nd Baronet
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Sir James Oxenden, 2nd Baronet (4 April 1641 – 29 September 1708), of Dene, Kent was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1679 and 1702.
Oxenden was the son of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet
and his wife Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of Sir William Meredith of Leeds Abbey, Kent. He was knighted on 22 March 1671.
Oxenden sat as a Member of Parliament
for Sandwich
from 1679 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1690. He succeeded his father as second Baronet
in August 1686. Oxenden was then MP for Kent
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 Earl of Rockingham. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1679 and 1702.
Oxenden was the son of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1645 and 1660.Oxenden was the son of Sir James Oxenden and his wife Margart Nevinson, daughter of Thomas Nevinson of Estry, Kent...
and his wife Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of Sir William Meredith of Leeds Abbey, Kent. He was knighted on 22 March 1671.
Oxenden sat as a 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,...
for Sandwich
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:...
from 1679 to 1685 and from 1689 to 1690. He succeeded his father as second Baronet
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...
in August 1686. Oxenden was then MP for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
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 Earl of Rockingham. He had no children and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother.