Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-07


the Kansas House of Representatives,
died at Coffeyville. Kansas, last Sat
urday night. aged 81 years He came
here thirteen years ago from western
Kansas where he was a district court
judge. A son, Roy T. Osborn, is pro-
bate judge of this county.
Stephen ]. Osborn, prominent
member of the Kansas bar, took an
active part in public affairs of his adj
opted state, having served several
terms in the state legislature, where
he was honored with the position of
speaker of the house and having been
a number of years judge of the 23rd
judicial district, besides serving other
positions of responsibility.
HIS PARENTS FROM VIRGINIA
Judge Osborn was born in Preble
county. Ohio, near the city of Eaton,
November %, 1916. His parents,
Samuel and Rachel Osborn, natives
respectively of Virginia and North
Carolina, were married IN Ohio, to
which state Samuel Osborn had gone
when he was young man, and where
he operated a wooden mill. He was
similarly engaged at Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa, to which state he removed his
family in 1s4S, but after his wife's
death at Mt. Pleasant he went to
Mills county, Iowa, where he engaged
in farming until few years prior to
his death, which occurred at the
home of his son, Stephen J. Osborn.
Mr.. Osborn was reared principally
in Iowa, and received a common
school education, which was supple
mented by a two-years' course in
Iowa Wesleyan university, Mt Pleas
ant. Iowa, after which he came to
Atchison county, Mo-, where he
taught school and studied law until
his admission to'the bar in 1872.
SEES FIRST NESS HOUSE BUILT
He was elected prosecuting attor-
ney of AtchiSon county in the fall OF
1876, and at the expiration of his
term of Office in the spring of 1879,
he came to Ness county, Kansas,
where he witnessed the building OF
the first house in Ness City. In the
fall of that year he went to Wa-Kee-
ney where he engaged in the practice
of law. He was elected county attor-
ney of that county in 1880, and serv.
ed one term. In 1884 he was elected
as Republican to the state leglsla
ture in which he served during the
regular session in 1885, and the spec
ial session of 1886, and at the close Of
the latter session was appointed judge
, of the 23rd judicial district by Cover
nor JohnsA. Martin to which position
| h oil
nine years, and retiring in January
1895.
PRACTICES LAW IN SALIVA
He was located at Salina, Kansas
where he became partner of t. L
5 Bond in the practice of law and wa
2 thus engaged until 1898, when he wa
elected to represent Saline county il
l the state legislature, taking his sea
: in 1899, being elected speaker. III
a remained at Salina until 1902 whel
e he moved to Coffeyville, where h
J. formed law partnership with H. c
q Dooley, which continued until tn
}, latter's death, when Judge Osbor
n took as partner his son, Roy Osborn
n In 1909 John Fl. Keith became as
|. ISOLATED with him in the practice c
d law.
His political allegiance was wit
y the Republican party. He was
S Knight Templar Mason, Noble c
the Mystic Shrine, and member c
}, the Benevolent and Protected Orde
of the Elks.
In April, 1864, when II years ole
l. Judge Osborn enlisted in Company
45th Iowa infantry, with which h
served five months, being discharge
at the expiration of his enlistment i
October, 1865. He was member
# the Grand Army of the Republic.
He was married in 1874 in Atchiso
. county to Miss Belle McCreary, a n;
" tive of Morrow county, Ohio. The
. had three children: Roy 7. Osborn
II probate judge of Montgomery count.
- Miss Grace Osborn. assistant librar
= an of the Kansas state library; an
l. Miss Nellie Osborn, a domestic sc
:, ence archaeological.
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