Edward Osborne (Mayor of Hythe)
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Edward Osborne, JP
Justice of the Peace
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 (21 January 1861 – 21 January 1939) was an English
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 politician, son of Charles Osborne and Ann Geary and grandson of Sir Henry Osborne, 11th Baronet
Sir Henry Osborne, 11th Baronet
Sir Henry Osborne, 11th Baronet, of Ballentaylor, in County Tipperary, and Ballylemon, in County Waterford, MP , was an Irish baronet and politician, son of the Rt. Hon...

 and second wife Elizabeth Harding.

Life

He held the offices of Member of the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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 (MLC) of Hong Kong
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 and of Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
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 (JP). He fought in World War I
World War I
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 between 1916 and 1918, in France
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. He then held the office of Mayor
Mayor
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 of Hythe
Hythe, Kent
Hythe , is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place....

 between 1922 and 1924.

Marriage and issue

He married on 21 February 1895 Phyllis Eliza Whitley (d. 23 February 1966), daughter of George Whitley, of Weybridge
Weybridge
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, Surrey
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, and had five children:
  • Edward Osborne (d. an infant 17 December 1902)
  • Sybil Margaret Osborne (28 November 1895 - 23 February 1973), married on 14 June 1927 Hilary Cope Barry, of Nut Trees Cottage, Reydon
    Reydon
    Reydon is a village and civil parish, north-west from Southwold and south east of Wangford in Waveney District and the ceremonial county of Suffolk in England. It has a population of 2,567....

    , Suffolk
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    , and had issue
  • Stanley Patrick Osborne (7 July 1904 – 19 December 1989), educated at Felsted School
    Felsted School
    Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...

    , Felsted
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    , Essex
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    , and graduated from University of Wales
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    , Wales
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    , with a Bachelor of Science
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     (BSc) degree, Senior Experimental Officer at the Ministry of Supply
    Ministry of Supply
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     and was registered as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
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     (AFRAeS), married firstly on 11 September 1931 Muriel Harvey Matthews (d. 4 July 1968), who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
    Bachelor of Arts
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     (BA) degree and was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society
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     (FRHS), daughter of Llewellyn Harvey Matthews, of Shrewsbury
    Shrewsbury
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    , Shropshire
    Shropshire
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    , and had two children, and married secondly in April 1969 Mary Enid Lyon, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), daughter of Horace Lyon, of Goole
    Goole
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    , Yorkshire
    Yorkshire
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    , without issue:
    • Anthony Trevor Osborne (b. 2 November 1934), educated at his father's Alma Mater
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       Felsted School, Felsted, Essex, and graduated from Emmanuel College
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      , University of Cambridge
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      , Cambridge
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      , Cambridgeshire
      Cambridgeshire
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      , with a Master of Arts (MA), was registered as a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
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       (MICE) and as a Certified Engineer
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       (CEng) and lived in 2003 at 22 St. Peter's Way, Edgmond, Newport
      Newport, Shropshire
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      , Shropshire, married on 20 December 1958 Beryl Anne Shadbolt, daughter of Donald George Shadbolt, of Welwyn Garden City
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      , Hertfordshire
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      , and had three children:
      • Catherine Frances Osborne (b. 15 September 1961)
      • Nicola Clare Osborne (b. 13 December 1963)
      • Marcus Duncan Fitzwilliam Osborne (b. 20 February 1967)
    • Edward Peter Osborne (20 February 1938 - 3 February 2002), who usually went by his middle name of Peter, educated at his father's Alma Mater Felsted School, Felsted, Essex, and graduated from Peterhouse
      Peterhouse, Cambridge
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      , University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), married on 3 April 1961 Marjorie Newton, daughter of William Newton, of Fleetwood
      Fleetwood
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      , Lancashire
      Lancashire
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      , and had three children:
      • Judith Carol Osborne (b. 4 March 1962)
      • John Philip Osborne (b. 20 February 1963)
      • Janet Elizabeth Osborne (b. 29 March 1964)
  • Nora Gladys Osborne (31 August 1906 - 6 August 1998)
  • Aline Grace Osborne (2 August 1909 - 22 April 1970)

Sources

  • Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 3031.

External links

  • http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=1309479
  • http://www.thepeerage.com/p314816.htm#i314802
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