About Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet
Lived 1645 – 1709 (aged 63–64). Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet was a diplomat.
Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet (1645 – 1709) was an English colonial administrator who served as the governor of Bombay from 1677 to 1681.
He was the only British person present at the coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Raigad Fort on 6 June 1674, and is depicted in a later painting of the event.
He was the second son of the M.P. of Sandwich Sir Henry Oxenden, 1st Baronet, and his second wife Elizabeth Meredith, and the nephew of Sir George Oxenden.
He was Colonel of a regiment of the Kent Militia in 1697.
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Who was Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet?
deputy-Governor of Bombay
When was Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet born?
Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet was born in 1645.
When did Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet die?
Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet died in 1709.
What was Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet's occupation?
Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet was a diplomat.
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