John Eugene Osborne (June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943) was an American physician, farmer, banker and Democratic politician.He was the third Governor of Wyoming after the Wyoming Territory attained statehood in 1890.
Address: 7480 Hwy 107, Sherwood, AR 72120Phone: (800) 501-2732 or (501) 834-7650Fax: (501) 834-7657Email:– Executive Director– Membership Director– ComptrollerOfficers (2018-2019)President – Dr. John Pitts, CDDSPresident-Elect – Dr. Kim Kosmitis, SEDDSVice President – Dr. Pierce Osborne, NWDDSSecretary/Treasurer – Dr. Larkin Wilson, SWDDSEditor – Dr. Terry Fiddler, CDDS ASDA StaffExecutive Director – Billy TarpleyMembership Director – Cheryl BallComptroller – Gorma McBrideExecutive CouncilCDDS – Dr. Werner Schneider (2020)CDDS – Dr.
Bob Carlisle (2022)NEDDS – Dr. Cynthia Landry (2019)NEDDS – Dr. Brad Erney (2022)NWDDS – Dr. Jamey Tinnin (2019)NWDDS – Dr. Charles Liggett (2021)SEDDS –Dr. Stacey Swilling (2020)SEDDS – Dr. Keith Jones (2023)SWDDS – Dr. Ryan Hanry (2020)SWDDS – Dr. Trevor Coffee (2021).
John Eugene Osborne3rdIn officeJanuary 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895Preceded bySucceeded by29thIn officeApril 21, 1913 – December 14, 1916Preceded bySucceeded byMember of thefrom 's districtIn officeMarch 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899Preceded bySucceeded byPersonal detailsBorn( 1858-06-19)June 19, 1858, U.S.DiedApril 24, 1943 (1943-04-24) (aged 84), U.S.Political partySpouse(s)Selina SmithEducation(1880)Profession,John Eugene Osborne (June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943) was an American,. He was the after the attained statehood in 1890. Contents.Early life Osborne was born in, the younger son of John C.
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Osborne and Mary E. His parents were both immigrants, his father from England and his mother from Canada. Osborne studied medicine at the and graduated in 1880. He was then hired as a by the, and moved to,.Career In 1883, Osborne was elected to Wyoming's House of the Territorial Assembly, but resigned in 1885, when he left the Territory for a brief period. In 1888, he was appointed chairman of the Penitentiary Building Commission and also elected of Rawlins. During the 1880s, Osborne was a physician and chemist in Rawlins, and operated a farm, at one point being the largest individual sheep owner in Wyoming. After the lynching of, Osborne helped conduct the autopsy, and had Parrot's skin tanned and made into a pair of shoes he later allegedly wore at his inauguration as governor.Osborne was an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.
That same year, amidst unconfirmed claims of election irregularities, Osborne defeated Edward Ivinson in Wyoming's second gubernatorial election since statehood.Osborne was one of only a handful of Democrats to win the Governorship of Wyoming, and his term was stormy and rife with bitter fighting between his party and the. He completed his term on January 7, 1895, having declined renomination. From March 4, 1897 until March 3, 1899, he served in the as the U.S. Representative from Wyoming, but again declined renomination when his term expired.Osborne was appointed, serving the from April 21, 1913 until December 14, 1915. He was also chairman of the board of the Rawlins National Bank, and engaged in stock raising.Desecration of remains of Big Nose George Parrott Following the botched hanging and subsequent execution of George Parrott, also known as, in 1881,His remains then embarked on a strange journey, with part of his skin being made into boots by John Eugene Osborne, the doctor who examined him after his death.
Osborne wore the boots to his inaugural ball when he became governor in 1892. Osborne also gave part of George's skull to medical assistant Lillian Heath, who used the skull as a doorstop for many years.
— By Christina Schmidt, 'Famous James brother made camp in Big Horn', Sheridan Presswas 16 when she received the skull cap of Big Nose George, and went on to become the first female in. Marriage On November 2, 1907 he married Selina Smith of.They met on the island of when Jean Curtis Smith was on a round-the-world trip with her sister and brother-in-law. According to an account in the Passenger-Inquirer of, 'they were engaged to be married when they landed on American soil two months later.'
Their honeymoon was interrupted 'when his efforts to secure the for met with success and they were obliged to hurry to,' where it was to be held. Osborne was known as the 'official hostess' for the convention.They were the parents of a daughter, Jean Curtis Osborne. Death Osborne was a and a member of the. He died in on April 24, 1943, at the age of 84. He is interred at the Smith family plot at Cedar Hill Cemetery in.Further reading Ridenour, Hugh (2008), 'John E. Osborne: A Real 'Character' from the Old West', Annals of Wyoming:The Wyoming History Journal, Wyoming State Historical Society, 80 (3), pp. 2–16 References. National Governors Society.
Retrieved 11 December 2018. Wyoming State Hisyorical Society. Retrieved October 30, 2012. ^. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
Retrieved October 30, 2012. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
US Department of State: Office of the Historian. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
Wyoming History. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
Schmidt, Christina (July 13, 2014). The Sheridan Press. 'Medicine woman: Frontier physician inspires women M.D.s', Star-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2018. ^ A similar account is at.External links., Wyoming state archives., Wyoming Tales and Trails., by Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura, December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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