Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-10

-Meadville to visit his intended bride,
to whom he was to have been married
in April. When he left here he was in
excellent health and when p l. Bone
brake, president of the Central ma
tional bank, received dispatch
yesterday afternoon announcing his
death the entire community was
shocked.
Brief Sketch of His Career
Thomas A. Osborn, sixth governor Of Kansas,
eex-envoy to Brazil and Chilli a director OF the
Atchison Topeka s. Santa Fe railway, and one
of the best known citizens of the state, was not
eonly an early settler In Kansas but took o
prominent part in public affairs when Kansas
territory was being nodded into state and
Shas filled many positions Of trust in the gift OF
the state and Of the nation since He came to
Kansas from Meadville, Pa, in 1857, when he
had Just turned his majority, and settled at
Lawrence. At that time George w, Brown
the proprietor Of the Herald Of Freedom
sand Preston b. Plumb was the foreman
Brown and Plumb were interested in the
founding OF Emporia. and were obliged to go
sout there to hold down land, and Gov Osborn
was employed to run the paper In Browns alb
qsence He was in editorial charge during the
winter OF 1878, and reported the proceedings
',of the territorial legislature held that winter in
Lawrence
In 1858 Gov. Osborn went to Elwood, Doni-
'-phan county where he commenced practicing
law That year he defeated Web Wilder for
city attorney at Elwood and that fall was
elected county attorney of Doniphan
county under the Leaven worth constitution.
1t was here he formed law partnership with
o. Jim Lane under the name Of Lane Osborn,
which partnership was not severed until tho
election Of Lane to the senate Of the United
States In 1859 he was elected to the state sem
ate for his district under the Wyandotte con-
stitution, and when the position Of lieutenant
governor was vaVant in 1882 he was elected
president pro tenn. Of the senate over John j.
Ingalls, on the l4th ballot
AGov. Osborn ran against John j. ingalls, for
lieutenant governor OF the state in the fall OF
1862 and was elected In 1854 he was appointed
United States marshal for Kansas by Presi-
edent Lincoln and in 1867 he was removed by
President johnson for opposing the presidents
policy In 1872 he was nominated for governor
..of Kansas and elected, and in 1874 he was re-
elected to the position, In 1874 Gov. Osborn led
ION the first ballot for United States senator to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Alexander Caldwell, and In 1877 he led the race
rfor senator until nearly the last ballot when
Preston b. Plumb was elected. That year he
was appointed by President Hayes as minister
to Chill where he served four years during the
time OF the war between that country and Boz
1livia In 1884, without his knowledge he was
appointed by President Garfield to the Brazil
ian mission and remained there until 1895, when
ethe republican party went out of power.
Gov Osborn was married in 1870 to Miss Julia
Delahay, daughterof Judge Delahay, OF Law
Tence. His wife died five years ago. and he
had one son, who has passed through college
land is now reading law in W. H. Rossington's
0ofnce He died possessed OF handsome for
tune well invested, and was q director Of the
Santa Fe railroad, In which he had considera-
bile stock. He was born at Meadville, Pa, oO-
,gtober 20 1886