John Proby Osborne
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John Proby Osborne was an Irish
politician.
Osborne was the son of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet
and Elizabeth Christmas. He was a practising barrister
and sat as a Member of Parliament
in the Irish House of Commons
for Carysfort
between 1783 and 1788.
He died unmarried and childless.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
politician.
Osborne was the son of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet
Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet
Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet PC , was an Irish baronet and politician.Osborne was the son of Sir John Osborne, 7th Baronet and Editha Proby, and succeeded in the baronetcy in 1743...
and Elizabeth Christmas. He was a practising barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and sat as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Carysfort
Carysfort (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Carysfort was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carysfort was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
between 1783 and 1788.
He died unmarried and childless.
Sources
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 71.
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 3031.
External links
- http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=1309423
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p31476.htm#i314752