Legislator Details


Donald C. Osborn
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 41

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 3/26/1879
City: Franklin, PA
County: Venango County, PA
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 12/17/1928
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 12/18/1928
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mountain Home Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Myra Ruth Eberstein, dau. of Phillip and Alice (Williamson) Eberstein, 12/21/1905 in Kalamazoo, MI; children: Jacqueline Edel (Fraser)[perhaps adopted]

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended Berkley school in New York City; graduated for the law dept. of the University of Michigan, 1905

Biographical Sketch:
Of Scotch-Irish descent, Son of James W. and Augusta (Cornell) Osborn. His family moved to Kalamazoo when he was 7. Admitted to the bar after graduation in 1905 and formed the law firm of Osborn and Mills; later practiced alone. He was a steward in a mental hospital in 1910 and practicing law in Kalamazoo in 1920. During WWI, he was government appeal attorney for cases arrising under the selective service law. He was Republican county chairman from 1918-22.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Fifty-Second legislature, 1923-1924
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Conservation, Executive Business , Highways , Judiciary , State Hospitals
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: 6
District Description: Comprising the counties of Kalamazoo and St. Joseph

Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Conservation
Fifty-First Legislature, 1921-1922
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Executive Business , Fisheries and Gaming Interests, Highways , Railroads , State Hospitals
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: 6
District Description: Comprising the counties of Kalamazoo and St. Joseph

Date Elected: 11/2/1920
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1921
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Executive Business

Bibliography:

1929 SJ p.34, SR18; Find-a-Grave.com; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1910, 1920; Kalamazoo Gaz 12/18/1928 p.1 col1-2, includes photo
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