Thomas A. Osborn

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For other people named Thomas Osborne, see Thomas Osborne (disambiguation).

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Osborn was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. As a young man, he was apprenticed as a printer, from which he supported himself through Allegheny College. In 1856 he began to study law under a Meadville judge and was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1857. He married Julia Delahey and they had one child.[1]

In November of 1857, Osborn moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he became a compositor for the Herald of Freedom. The following year, Osborn was practicing law in Elwood, Kansas and was known to be a Republican and Free-State supporter. He was elected to the state senate in December, 1859. He became president of the senate in 1861 and presided over impeachment proceedings of the governor.[2] Osborn was appointed U. S. Marshall and held that post from 1865 to 1867. Elected in 1872, and reelected in 1874, he was Governor of Kansas from 1873 to 1877.[1] Osborn was Minister to Chile from 1877 to 1881 and Minister to Brazil from 1881 to 1885,[3]

Osborn's wife died in 1892. In 1898 he was engaged to Marguerite Fowler Richmond of Meadville, Pennsylvania. While awaiting their wedding, Osborn died and his body was returned to Kansas. He is buried in Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.[4]

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
1863–1865		 Succeeded by
James McGrew
Preceded by Governor of Kansas
13 January 1873 – 8 January 1877		 Succeeded by
George T. Anthony
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Minister to Chile
28 August 1877 – 25 July 1881		 Succeeded by
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Preceded by United States Minister to Brazil
17 December 1881 – 11 July 1885		 Succeeded by
Thomas J. Jarvis

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