John James Osman
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John James Osman,(1 December 1847 – 24 Feb 1916)[1][2] was a politician in South Australia.[3]
Osman was the son of Henry Osman and Charlotte his wife, was born in London, and went to Adelaide, South Australia, as a child in 1854.[3] Osman, who was a captain in the Volunteer Force of South Australia,[3] was married at Milnes Gap, South Australia to Miss Eliza Osborne on 10 January 1880.[2] He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for the Victoria district at the by-election in November 1888, and was Minister of Lands in the John Cockburn Government from July to August 1890, after the retirement of James Howe.[3] Osman was member for Victoria until April 1893.[4]
Osman was married twice, he had five sons and a daughter by his second wife, Eliza Osborne, all born in Millicent, South Australia.[2]
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