Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-27
Edward Louis Osgood.

Edward Louis Osgood, a retired bust
ness man of prominence, died at his
home at Hopedale, Mass, Sunday fore
noon, June IL, his death being the re.
suit of shock which he suffered some
three months ago. He bad a winter
home at 22l Beacon Street, Boston, In
which city he was at one time member
of leading publishing firm, and in the
business, political and social circles of
which he was well known. He was a
native of Fryeburg, this state, and was
born on Aug. 6, 1914, being the son OF
Edward Louis and Abby Ripley (Dana)
Osgood. He fitted for college at Frye
burg Academy and at the Boston Latin
School, aud in 1868 entered Dartmouth
College as freshman in the class of
1867. He left that college at the end of
his freshman year, and in the fall OF
1854 entered Brown University as
sophomore In the class of 1867. he left
the university at the end of his junior
year, but in 1897 the university, by
special vote, gave him the degree of A,
b. as of the class of 1867, so that he now
ranks as an alumnus of the university
and his name so appears in the cata-
logues of the university's alumni. Up
on leaving the university he went into
business, and in the course OF his life be
filled many places of trust and honor.
For some 10 years, beginning with 1865,
he was cashier for the banking firm of
Drexel, Harjes & Co. of Paris, France,
and from 1880 to 1886 he was a member
of the well known Boston publishing
firm of James r. Osgood Il Co., the head
of which, James Ripley Osgood, was his
brother. On Jan. 20, 1881, he married
Miss Harriet Thwing Draper OF Hope
dale, q daughter Of the millionaire
manufacturer, George Draper, and a
sister of Gen. William franklin Draper
and Gov. Eben Sumner Draper. He was
treasurer of the Hopedsle Elastic Fabric
Company from 1886 to 1891, when he re-
tired from active business. He was a
director in several manufacturing cor
porations, q trustee of the Parents En-
dowment Association for Deaf Children,
and chairman Of the trustees Of the Ban
croft Memorial Library at Hopedale.
He was a member of many business, So
cial, political, recreation and other clubs,
Including the Home Market, Algonquin,
Papyrus, Country, Oakley Country,
Somerset, University, Boston Press,
Worcester. Middlesex, Norfolk, and
Massachusetts, Republican clubs, and
was a member of the Society of Sons OF
Colonial Wars. He was a member OF
the Massachusetts, House of Representa-
tives in 1901 and 1902, and member of
the Massachusetts, Senate in 1908 and
1904, "a Souvenir of Massachusetts,
Legislators" for each of those four years
having one or more portraits OF him. He
ia survived by bis wife and by four chill
dren, Edward Dana 0sgood, Fannie Col
burn and Hannah Draper Osgood (twins)
and George Draper Osgood. OF the
daughters, Fannie Colburn Osgood Is
we'll known as a golf player, having at
one time held the eastern woman's golf
championship. Mr.. Osgood's mother
was a sister OF Gov. John Winchester
Dana of Maine, and Kate Putnam o.
good, a popular writer of both prose and
poetry. was his sister. Of the six chill
dren-three SONS and three daughters
of Edward Louis and Abby Ripley
DANA Osgood, he was the last sur
vivOr.