Osborne Augustus Lochrane

Osborne Augustus Lochrane (August 22, 1829 – June 17, 1887) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1871 to 1872. His portrait is in the collection of the Digital Library of Georgia.[1] A biological sketch of Lochrane was included in The Green Bag.[2] He ruled on issues of conscription during the secession era. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta where a tall monument marks his gravesite.

Lochrane was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States. He married twice and had five children. He was noted for his oratory.[3] After returning to private practice, he was general counsel for the Pullman Sleeping Car Company. Judge Lochrane owned F.H. Fyall, a slave born to a white father and a French woman of mixed heritage who was later elected to the Georgia Assembly during the Reconstruction Era (one of the Original 33).

References

  1. "Osborne A. Lochrane - Digital Library of Georgia". dlg.usg.edu.
  2. "The Green Bag". Boston Book Company. 11 September 2018 via Google Books.
  3. Representative Men of the South. C. Robson & Company. 11 September 1880. p. 337 via Internet Archive. osborne a. lochrane.
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph E. Brown
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
1871–1872
Succeeded by
Hiram B. Warner


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