Thomas Burr Osborne (politician)

Thomas Burr Osborne (July 8, 1798 – September 2, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Born in Easton, Connecticut (called Weston at the time), the son of Jeremiah and Anna (Sherwood) Osborne,[1] he was graduated from Yale College in 1817.

[1] Their daughter Mary Elizabeth Osborne married Henry B. Harrison, Governor of Connecticut from 1885 to 1887.

[2] His son Thomas Burr Osborne (August 5, 1859 – January 29, 1929) was a biochemist and co-discoverer of Vitamin A.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress