Thomas Albert Osborne (July 1, 1800 – April 27, 1877) was an American attorney, jurist, politician and newspaper owner and editor.

He practiced law, entering a partnership with Jacob Houghton, working in Fredonia and Mayville.

[1][2] In 1834, Osborne, along with William Smith amd Samuel S. Whallon, established the Mayville Sentinel newspaper.

In 1849, he purchased an interest in the Frontier Express of Fredonia for his son, and served as editor before he sold his part to E.F. Foster.

In the 1850s, during the administration of Franklin Pierce, Osborne was Deputy Collector of the Port of New York under Heman J. Redfield and Greene C.