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Thomas Andrew Osborn (October 26, 1836 – February 4, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as the sixth Governor of Kansas, from 1873 to 1877.
Biography
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.
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. Osborn was appointed U. S. Marshall and held that post from 1865 to 1867.
Osborn was Governor of Kansas from 1873 to 1877, having been first elected in 1872 and then re-elected in 1874. Subsequently, he was appointed as Minister to Chile, serving from 1877 to 1881, and as Minister to Brazil, serving from 1881 to 1885. In 1892, he was put forth as a primary challenger to Kanza Indian, and attorney, Charles Curtis, who later became Vice President of the United States.
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 in Topeka, Kansas.
References
External links
Thomas A. Osborn at Find a Grave
Publications concerning Kansas Governor Osborn's administration available via the KGI Online Library.
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