Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet
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Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet (26 October 1694 - 20 January 1775) was an English Whig
politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1720 to 1754.
Oxenden was the son of George Oxenden
LLD master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
and his wife Elizabeth Dixwell daughter of Sir Basil Dixwell Bt
. In 1720 he succeeded his brother Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet in the baronetcy
.
Oxenden was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Sandwich
on 9 May 1720 and held the seat until 1754. He was a Lord of the Admiralty and a Lord of the Treasury.
Oxenden died aged 80.
Oxenden married Elizabeth Dunch, daughter of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham
then in Berkshire. They had one son Henry who succeeded in the baronetcy.
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 1720 to 1754.
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...
. In 1720 he succeeded his brother 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...
.
Oxenden 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
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:...
on 9 May 1720 and held the seat until 1754. He was a Lord of the Admiralty and a Lord of the Treasury.
Oxenden died aged 80.
Oxenden married Elizabeth Dunch, daughter of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham
Little Wittenham
Little Wittenham is a village and civil parish on the south bank of the River Thames, northeast of Didcot in South Oxfordshire. It has one of only 220 habitats across Europe which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the European Union's Habitats Directive , on the Conservation of...
then in Berkshire. They had one son Henry who succeeded in the baronetcy.