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In 1849, in company with his father, he went in Winnebago county, Wisconsin, and the next year settled on a farm in Nekimi township, whence in 1856 he went to Waupaca county and purchased an interest in a sawmill. He was a man of intense activity and energy, taking an active interest in public affairs and popular with all, and in 1857 was elected judge of Waupaca county and served in the capacity one term. In 1862 he was sent to the state legislature and reelected in 1863 and again in 1865, receiving at the time of his last election every vote cast in the county, a thing unparalleled in the county and perhaps in the history of politices. In 1868 Mr. Osborn was appointed internal revenue collector for the fifth district of Wisconsin, and on the consolidation of the third and fifth districts in 1872 he was reappointed collector for the newly formed district and severed in the office eleven years, with headquarters at Oshkosh. He also served as United Stated deputy marshal in Waupaca county during the time of the draft in 1864.
In 1883 he was appointed register of the land office at Bayfield, Wisconsin, and served there five years, after which in the spring of 1888 he turned his attention to private business, purchasing an interest in the furniture establishment of O. McCorison at Nos. 80 and 82 Main street, Oshkosh. He retired from active business in 1891.
In 1856 Mr. Osborn married Miss Sarah F., daughter of Samuel and Sarah Chandler, of Waupaca county, who died in 1868, leaving besides her husband four childern surviving-Addie E., Albert L., Arthur R., and Blanche. In 1872 Mr. Osborn married Jennie E. Peck, who survives him and lives in Burlington, Vermont. In all his varied relations Mr. Osborn was known for his honorable methods, and as a public servant held the confidence and esteem of all by his consistent life and faithfulness to duty. He was a Republican in politics and belonged to the Masonic order, being a Royal Arch Mason.
EXPIRED THIS MORNING AFTER A
ILLNESS OF ABOUT A WEEK.
Was 76 Years of Age, and had resided in
Oshkosh for the Past Twenty-eight
Years - Funeral Will Occur Next
Monday Afternoon - Detalis.
A week ago Thursday he appeared as well as usual, but in the evening he was taken with a chill and had a fever, which confined him to his bed. Gradually he weakened and finally succumbed to exhaustion. He was seventy-six years of age and was a resident here since 1872. His settlement in this county dated back earlier than that year.
Mr. Osborn was a Mason in good standing, but was not affillated with the Oshkosh order. He is survived by a wife, a daughter, Mrs. George E. Edgar of Wyoming, and A. L. Osborn of Hurley, Wis. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence, 402 Jackson street.
From Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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