Henry Osborn (governor)

Henry Osborn (governor)

Admiral Henry Osborn (baptized 27 August 1694 – 4 February 1771) naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland, born England died London, England.

Osborn volunteered for the Royal Navy in 1716. He was promoted lieutenant in 1717, and his first command was HMS "Squirrel" in 1728. On 14 May 1729, Osborn was appointed the first commodore governor of Newfoundland, when Lord Vere Beauclerk, the naval commander of Newfoundland had declined. He visited all of the notable places on the island and divided it into six districts. Within each of the districts he appointed magistrates and constables.

On 1757, he was promoted Admiral of the Blue, and in 1763, received the honorific post of Vice-Admiral of Great Britain. He entered Parliament in late 1758 for Bedfordshire in a by-election, sitting until 1761.

See also

* List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador

External links

* [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g01.html Biography at Government House "The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador"]

References

*cite book | first=Robert | last=Beatson | title=A chronological register of both houses of the British Parliament, Volume II | year=1807 | url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN06016349&id=XiDFKwjKZZ4C


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