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Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet, PC (d. 30 September 1783) was an Irish baronet and politician.

Biography

The son of Sir John Osborne, 7th Baronet and his wife Editha Proby, he succeeded in the baronetcy on 11 April 1743.

Osborne served as High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1750 and served as a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons for Carysfort between 1761 and 1768, for Dungarvan between 1768 and 1783 and for Carysfort again in 1783, and was sworn of the Irish Privy Council in 1770.

Marriage and issue

Sir William Osborne married (lic. 20 March 1749) Elizabeth Christmas, daughter of Thomas Christmas MP, of Whitfield, Co. Waterford and Elizabeth Marshall, and had eight children:

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Parliament of Ireland Preceded byRichard HullStephen Trotter Member of Parliament for Carysfort 1761–1769 With: William Mayne Succeeded bySir Robert DeaneWilliam Mayne Preceded byRobert Boyle-WalsinghamThomas Carew Member of Parliament for Dungarvan 1768–1783 With: Robert Carew 1768–1776John Bennett 1776Captain Godfrey Greene from 1777 Succeeded byMarcus BeresfordCaptain Godfrey Greene Preceded byWarden FloodSir Thomas Osborne Member of Parliament for Carysfort October 1783 – November 1783 With: Sir Thomas Osborne Succeeded byJohn Proby OsborneSir Thomas Osborne Baronetage of Ireland Preceded bySir John Osborne Baronet(of Ballentaylor and Ballylemon) 1743–1783 Succeeded bySir Thomas Osborne
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