Arthur Osborne (politician)

Arthur George Osborne (14 March 1891 – 15 November 1953) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

[2][3][4] In the 1935 election, he unsuccessfully contested the Parnell electorate against the incumbent, Bill Endean of the Reform Party.

[1] In early November 1953, Osborne announced he was not seeking re-election and would retire at the 1954 general election due to ill health.

Osborne died at his home in Onehunga on 15 November 1953 after a long illness, aged 62.

One son, Gordon Bert Osborne, had predeceased him; he was killed in action at Tobruk during World War II.