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John Osborn, 5th Baronet (1772-1848) and his wife Frederica Osborn, née Davers (d. 1870)

Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet (3 December 1772 – 28 August 1848), of Chicksands Priory in Bedfordshire, was an English politician. [1]

He was the only son of Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet who he succeeded in 1818. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.

Osborn was Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire, 1794–1807; for Cockermouth, 1807–1808; for Queenborough, 1812–1818; again for Bedfordshire, 1818–1820 and for the Wigtown Burghs 1821-1824. A Lord of the Admiralty from 1812 to 1824, he was also Colonel of the Bedfordshire Militia.

He died in 1848. He had married Frederica Louisa, the illegitimate daughter of Sir Charles Davers, 6th Baronet, with whom he had 5 sons and 3 daughters. He was succeeded in the baronetcy and family estates by his eldest son George Robert, the 6th baronet.

References

  1. ^ "OSBORN, Sir John, 5th bt. (1772-1848), of Chicksands Priory, Beds". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byThe Earl of Upper OssoryHon. St Andrew St John Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1794—1800 With: Hon. St Andrew St John Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byParliament of Great Britain Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1801—1807 With: Hon. St Andrew St John to 1806Francis Pym from 1806 Succeeded byRichard FitzpatrickFrancis Pym Preceded byJames GrahamJohn Lowther Member of Parliament for Cockermouth 1807—1808 With: James Graham Succeeded byJames GrahamViscount Lowther Preceded bySir Robert MoorsomJohn Charles Villiers Member of Parliament for Queenborough 1812—1818 With: Sir Robert Moorsom Succeeded bySir Robert MoorsomEdmund Phipps Preceded byFrancis PymMarquess of Tavistock Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1818—1820 With: Marquess of Tavistock Succeeded byFrancis PymMarquess of Tavistock Preceded byJames Henry Keith Stewart Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs 1821—1824 Succeeded byNicholas Conyngham Tindal Baronetage of England Preceded byGeorge Osborn Baronet(of Chicksands) 1818–1848 Succeeded byGeorge Robert Osborn


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