Mr Henry OSBORNE (1808 - 1859)**
- Date of Birth: 08/02/1808
- Place of Birth: Dirnaseer, County Tyrone, Ireland
- Date of Death: 26/02/1859
- Place of Death: 'Marshall Mount', near Dapto, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council | 1 Sep 1851 | 29 Feb 1856 | 4yr(s) 5mth(s) 29day(s)
| An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the County of Camden, Eastern Division |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 31 Mar 1856 | 19 Dec 1857 | 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 19day(s)
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| Member for Eastern Division of Camden | 31 Mar 1856 | 19 Dec 1857 | 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 19day(s)
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Sydney Bethel Union Bill Committee No.9 | 13 Aug 1856 | 18 Mar 1857 | 7mths 6days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Australian Trust Company’s Bill Committee No.13 | 19 Sep 1856 | 18 Mar 1857 | 5mths 28days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Deepening the River Hunter Committee No.16 | 4 Nov 1856 | 18 Mar 1857 | 4mths 15days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Richmond Bridge Company’s Bill Committee No.18 | 8 Nov 1856 | 18 Mar 1857 | 4mths 11days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Australian Mutual Provident Society’s Bill Committee No.26 | 12 Dec 1856 | 18 Mar 1857 | 3mths 7days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Scab and Catarrh in Sheep Committee No.9 | 23 Oct 1857 | 18 Dec 1857 | 1mth 26days
1st (1856 - 1857) | |
| Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Bill Committee No.6 | 14 Mar 1865 | 21 Mar 1865 | 8days
5th (1865 - 1869) | |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Pastoralist, landed proprieter and coal mine owner. was farmer in Ireland. Sold farm and other property. Invested in consignment of Irish linen arriving in Sydney in May 1929. Settled at Marshall Mount. Engaged in dairy farming and cattle raising. Acquired other freehold property in Illawarra district by 1850s. Drove cattle from Dapto to Adelaide. Began to acquire squatting runs. Owned Mount Keira Coal Mine and had large coal interests in Illawarra and Maitland districts.
Personal
Son of Archie Osborne of Dirnaseer, County Tyrone, Ireland. Married Sarah Marshall of Dromore, County Down, in c.1829 and had issue, 3 daughters and 9 sons. His sons, James Osborne and Patrick Hill Osborne, were also Members of the Legislative Assembly.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2
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