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Alick Osborne

Alick Osborne

Irish-born Australian politician

Alick Osborne (1792 or 1793 – 12 March 1856) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]

He was born at Dirnaseer in County Tyrone to Archie Osborne; He was a ship's surgeon in the Royal Navy and then a pastoralist in the Illawarra. Osborne was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as the member for the Counties of Murray and St Vincent from 1851 to 1855.[1][2] His brother, Henry, would also serve in the New South Wales Parliament.[3]

After resigning his seat in January 1855, he left for Europe. He died at Omagh, Ireland on 12 March 1856 (aged 63).[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Death of Mr Alick Osborne". Empire. No. 1714. New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1856. p. 1. Retrieved 3 November 2018 – via Trove.
  2. [2]
    "Mr Alick Osborne". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Osbourne, PJP. "Osborne, Henry (1803–1859)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 April 2019.


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