Thomas A. Osborn

Thomas Andrew Osborn (October 26, 1836 – February 4, 1898) was the sixth Governor of Kansas.

Thomas A. Osborn
6th Governor of Kansas
In office January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877
Lieutenant	Elias S. Stover Melville J. Salter
Preceded by	James M. Harvey
Succeeded by	George T. Anthony
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865
Governor	Thomas Carney
Preceded by	Joseph Pomeroy Root
Succeeded by	James McGrew
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1836 Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Died	February 4, 1898 (aged 61) Meadville, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Julia Delehay
Profession	printer, attorney, U.S. marshal, diplomat

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 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.

References

1. "Thomas A. Osborn". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
2. "Thomas A. Osborn". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
3. "Thomas A. Osborn". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

External links

• Thomas A. Osborn at Find a Grave
• Kansas Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn at the National Governors Association
• Thomas Andrew Osborn at The Political Graveyard
• Legends of Kansas
• Publications concerning Kansas Governor Osborn's administration available via the KGI Online Library.

Party political offices
Preceded by James M. Harvey	Republican nominee for Governor of Kansas 1872, 1874	Succeeded by George T. Anthony
Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Pomeroy Root	Lieutenant Governor of Kansas 1863–1865	Succeeded by James McGrew
Preceded by James M. Harvey	Governor of Kansas January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877	Succeeded by George T. Anthony
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Cornelius A. Logan	United States Minister to Chile August 28, 1877 – July 25, 1881	Succeeded by Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Preceded by Henry W. Hilliard	United States Minister to Brazil December 17, 1881 – July 11, 1885	Succeeded by Thomas J. Jarvis