Edward William Osborne

Edward William Osborne SSJE (January 5, 1845 - July 5, 1926) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield.

The Right Reverend Edward William Osborne D.D., SSJE
Bishop of Springfield
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Springfield
Elected	1904
In office	1906-1916
Predecessor	George Franklin Seymour
Successor	Granville Hudson Sherwood
Orders
Ordination	1870 by Charles Ellicott
Consecration	October 23, 1904 by George Franklin Seymour
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1845 Calcutta, India
Died	July 5, 1926 (aged 81) San Diego, California, United States
Nationality	English American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Francis Osborne & Louisa White
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield (1904-1906)
Alma mater	Gloucester College, Oxford

Biography

Edward William Osborne was born in Calcutta, India, on January 5, 1845, son of Francis Osborne and Louisa White.[1] He was educated at Gloucester College, Oxford, graduating in 1869. He was ordained deacon in 1869, and priest in 1870. He became curate of Highworth in 1869 and then of Kenn, Devon in 1872. He then served as a priest of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston from 1878 to 1904.[2]

In 1904, Osborne was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Springfield, and was consecrated to the episcopate on October 23, 1904. He became diocesan bishop in 1906, and retiring as Bishop of Springfield in 1916. He died in San Diego, California.[3]

See also

• List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

References

1. Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 344. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Google Books.
2. "OSBORNE, EDWARD WILLIAM". The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: 279. 1949.
3. "Osborne". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.