Edward B. Osborne
Edward Butler Osborne (August 3, 1814 Northampton, Massachusetts, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – July 20, 1893 Albany, New York, Albany, New York) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York. Life He learned the Printer (publishing), printer's trade at the ''Northampton Gazette'', and then worked for the ''Salem, Massachusetts, Salem Landmark''. In 1837, he co-published the ''The Patriot Ledger, Quincy Patriot''. From 1837 to 1853, he published the ''Danbury, Connecticut, Danbury Times''. In 1853, he bought the ''Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie American'' and renamed it the ''Dutchess Democrat''. In 1856, he merged his paper with the ''Poughkeepsie Telegraph'', and published it until 1883, when he retired. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co., 2nd D.) in 107th New York State Legislature, 1884 and 108th New York State Legislature, 1885; Clerk of Dutchess County from 1886 to 1888; ...
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