James Osborne (politician)

James Osborne (24 September 1845 – 11 April 1877) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Marshall Mount near Wollongong to Henry Osborne and Sarah Marshall.[1] He was a pastoralist on the Murrumbidgee River before entering politics. In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra,[2] a seat his brother Patrick had already represented from 1864 to 1866.[3] Their father had been a member of New South Wales Legislative Council (1851-1856) and Legislative Assembly (1856-57).[4]

James Osborne retired in 1872, and died in Sydney in 1877.[2]

References

1. Osbourne, PJP. "Osborne, Henry (1803–1859)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 April 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Mr James Osborne (1845 - 1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
3. "Mr Patrick Hill Osborne (1832 - 1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
4. "Mr Henry Osborne (1808 - 1859)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.