History of Girard, (Trumbull County) Ohio United States of America

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William McKinley Osborne - A Biography

William McKinley Osborne, consul-general, was born in Girard, Ohio, April 26, 1842; son of Abner and ?? (Allison) Osborne. He attended the academy at Poland, Ohio, and Allegheny college, Meadville, Pa. He enlisted in the 23d Ohio volunteer regiment early in 1861 and was discharged in 1862 owing to injuries receives. He studied law at the University of Michigan, 1863-64; was admitted to the bar in June, 1864, and practiced at Youngstown. Ohio, 1869-77, serving as mayor of the city, 1875-76; removed to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877, and was married in April 24, 1878, to Frances Clara, adopted daughter of Walter Hastings of Boston, Mass. He practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio, 1877-80, and in 1880, after traveling and residing in Europe, he settled in Roxbury and opened a law office in Boston, Mass. He became a prominent Republican politician; was a common council man, 1884-85; a member of the board of police commissioners, 1885-93, and secretary of the Republican national committee of 1896. He was appointed, March 18, 1897, U.S. consul-general at London, by President McKinley, his maternal cousin, and held that office until his death, which occurred at Wimbledon, London, England, April 29, 1902.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor