Edward Butler Osborne (August 3, 1814

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, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – July 20, 1893 Albany, New York) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York.

Life

He learned the printer's trade at the ''Northampton Gazette'', and then worked for the ''

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Landmark''. In 1837, he co-published the '' Quincy Patriot''. From 1837 to 1853, he published the '' Danbury Times''. In 1853, he bought the '' 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

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(Dutchess Co., 2nd D.) in

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

and

1885 Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – ...

; Clerk of Dutchess County from 1886 to 1888; again a member of the State Assembly in

1891 Events January–March * January 1 ** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany. ** A strike of 500 Hungarian steel workers occurs; 3,000 men are out of work as a consequence. **Germany takes formal possession of its new Africa ...

; and a member of the

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(15th D.) in

1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...

and

1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ...

. He was found dead in his bed on the morning of July 20, 1893, at his lodgings in Clinton Avenue, in Albany.

Sources

''The New York Red Book''
compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403f, 503f and 508)
''New York State Legislative Souvenir for 1893 with Portraits of the Members of Both Houses''
by Henry P. Phelps (pg. 16f)
''DEATH OF SENATOR OSBORNE''
in NYT on July 21, 1893 {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Edward B 1814 births 1893 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Poughkeepsie, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 19th-century American newspaper editors Politicians from Northampton, Massachusetts Politicians from Quincy, Massachusetts Politicians from Danbury, Connecticut American male journalists 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American legislators Journalists from New York (state) Businesspeople from Poughkeepsie, New York 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century New York (state) politicians