Guide to the Governor John E. Osborne records

Collection

Identifier: RG0001.13

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Correspondence and records series covering general and administrative records, including office inventory surrendered to Governor John E. Osborne, general correspondence, land correspondence, US Commissioner of Immigration report on immigrants destined for Wyoming, appointment records, petitions for pardons, extradition of fugitives, rewards, Indian affairs, military affairs, and legislative affairs.

Dates

1893-1895

Creator

Osborne, John E. (John Eugene), 1858-1943 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biography of

John Eugene Osborne was born in Westport, Essex County, New York on June 19, 1858. He attended the University of Vermont and graduated in 1880 with a degree in medicine. Hired as a surgeon by the Union Pacific Railroad, Osborne moved to Rawlins and became successful in the drug and livestock industries, eventually becoming known as the largest individual sheep owner in the Territory. He was elected to the House of the Territorial Assembly in 1883 but resigned upon leaving the Territory. After returning Osborne was appointed chairman of the Penitentiary Building Commission in 1888 and was elected mayor of Rawlins later that year. He was elected Governor and served from January 1893 to January 1895. Osborne was also a member of Congress from March 1897 to March 1899, the first assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State from April 1913 to December 1915, and the chairman of the board of the Rawlins National Bank. John Eugene Osborne died April 24, 1943.

Extent

2 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of Wyoming's Governor John E. Osborne feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include office inventory surrendered by Acting-Governor Amos Barber, use of state lands, US Commissioner of Immigration report on immigrants destined for Wyoming, abandonment and rebuilding of Fort McKinney, women's suffrage, Indians, and livestock matters. Proclamations, requisitions and extradition requests, rewards, petitions for pardons and appointment records are included.

Processing Information

The finding aid for the collection was entered in 1989, and was periodically updated as needed through 2006. It is divided into eight subgroups including: General Records, Administrative Records, Appointment Records, Proclamations, Petitions for Pardons, Requisitions and Extraditions, Indian and Military Affairs, and Legislative Affairs