F. Edward Osborne (1925 - March 3, 2014) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Born in

Oil City, Pennsylvania Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania known for its prominence in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. It is located at a bend in the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek. Initial settlement of Oi ...

, Osborne served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He then graduated from the

Wharton School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in ...

and was a financial officer for Ore-Ida Foods and H.J. Heinz. In 1968, he moved to

Boise, Idaho Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown are ...

and was an executive for Ore-Ida retiring in 1988. He served in the

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate se ...

in 1989 and then in the

Idaho State Senate The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho. Composition of t ...

in 1991 and 1992. Osborne died in Boise, Idaho.Former Ore-Ida executive, Idaho lawmaker dies
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1925 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Boise, Idaho People from Oil City, Pennsylvania Businesspeople from Idaho Wharton School alumni Members of the Idaho House of Representatives Idaho state senators 20th-century American businesspeople United States Navy personnel of World War II {{Idaho-politician-stub