| 词条 | George Oxenden (lawyer) |
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George Oxenden (October 1651 – 21 February 1703) was an English academic, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1698. Oxenden was the son of Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet of Deane, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Merideth, daughter of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet.[1] He was admitted at Trinity Hall, Cambridge as a scholar on 8 July 1667[2] becoming a Fellow in 1671 and being awarded LLB in 1673, MA in 1675 and LLD in 1679. He was incorporated at Oxford University in 1674 and entered Doctor's Commons in 1679. In 1684 he became Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge. He became Master of Trinity Hall in 1689. He also became vicar-general to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Dean of Arches and a judge of the Admiralty in 1689. He was one of the commissioners for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral from 1692[3] and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge for 1692–1693.[2] In 1695 Oxenden was elected as Member of Parliament for Cambridge University and held the seat until 1698 when he stood unsuccessfully.[4] Oxenden died at his house in Doctors Commons and was buried in the family vault at Wingham.[3] Oxenden married Elizabeth Dixwell, daughter of Sir Basil Dixwell, 1st Baronet around 1700. Elizabeth was a Maid of Honour to Queen Mary. His sons Henry and George succeeded successively to the Oxenden baronetcy.[3] References1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=seAKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA273 John Burke A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 2] {{s-start}}{{s-par|en}}{{Succession box2. ^1 {{acad|id=OKSN667G|name=Oxenden, George}} 3. ^1 2 [https://books.google.com/books?id=d5vNEFC_fZQC&pg=PA52 David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 1] 4. ^{{Rayment-hc|c|1|date=March 2012}} | before= Edward Finch Henry Boyle | title=Member of Parliament for Cambridge University | with= Henry Boyle | after= Anthony Hammond Henry Boyle | years=1695–1698 }}{{s-aca}}{{succession box | title = Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge | years = 1688–1702 | before = Thomas Exton | after = George Bramston }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Oxenden, George}}{{England-pre1707-MP-stub}} 10 : 1651 births|1703 deaths|Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England for the University of Cambridge|Masters of Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Members of Doctors' Commons|Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge|English MPs 1695–1698|Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge|English lawyers|Academics of the University of Cambridge |
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