Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet

Portrait of Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Bt. by John Riley

Sir Henry Oxenden, 3rd Baronet (1645–1709), was the English deputy-governor of Bombay of East India Company. He assumed the office on 30 June 1677 and left office on 27 October 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.^[citation needed]

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Coronation Durbar by M V Dhurandhar

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.[1]

References

1. Col George Jackson Hay, An Epitomized History of the Militia (The Constitutional Force), London: United Service Gazette, 1905, p. 377.^[permanent dead link‍]

• "Oxenden, George (1620-1669)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Government offices
Preceded by Gerald Aungier	Governor of Bombay 30 June 1677 – 27 October 1681	Succeeded by Sir John Child, 1st Baronet
Baronetage of England
Preceded by James Oxenden	Baronet (of Dene) 1708–1709	Succeeded by Henry Oxenden