Thomas A. Osborn

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6^th Governor of Kansas
Thomas A. Osborn

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

Born	October 26, 1836 Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Died	February 4, 1898 Meadville, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julia Delehay
Profession	printer, attorney, U.S. Marshal, diplomat
Religion	Methodist (preference)

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

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

[edit] Early life

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. In November of the same year, he 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.

[edit] Later life

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.

[edit] External links

Thomas A. Osborn at Find A Grave

Political offices
Preceded by James M. Harvey	Governor of Kansas 13 January 1873–8 January 1877	Succeeded by George T. Anthony
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Cornelius A. Logan	United States Minister to Chile 28 August 1877–25 July 1881	Succeeded by Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Preceded by Henry W. Hilliard	United States Minister to Brazil 17 December 1881–11 July 1885	Succeeded by Thomas J. Jarvis