Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet

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.

Early life 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 April 1720 he succeeded his brother Sir Henry Oxenden, 4th Baronet in the baronetcy and in May 1720, he married Elizabeth Dunch, daughter of Edmund Dunch of Little Wittenham then in Berkshire.

Personal life Oxenden was party to at least two scandals and earned a very bad reputation. As a condition of the inheritance he was required to take on the surname of Dixwell, but although he procured a private act of Parliament, (25 Geo. 2. c. 1 ), to this effect, it is not clear if he took the surname on in practice.

Death and legacy Oxenden died on 20 January 1775 aged 80 leaving three sons and three daughters. His son Henry succeeded in the baronetcy.