William H. Osborn

USA railroad tycoon and art collector (1821-1894)
Person human Q8010537

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1821, 1820[2][7]
Date of death
March 2, 1894
Place of birth
Salem
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Family name
Osborn[16]
Given name
William[17]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Place of burial
Saint Philip's Church Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Henry Osborn en William H. Osborn
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
68801122
Library of Congress authority ID
nr93016197
American National Biography ID
1001254
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
3537
FAST ID
1511736
Find a Grave memorial ID
33796240
Freebase ID
/m/05f6yyw
Geni.com profile ID
6000000004079770011
Prabook ID
1045999
SNAC ARK ID
w6g73zr5
WikiTree person ID
Osborn-3701
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc3PFhCQc6CTgBk8XQ8YP

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Summary

William H. Osborn was born in Salem[1]. He was born in 1821[2]. He died on March 2, 1894[3]. He worked as a manager[4], merchant[5], and executive[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Illinois Central Railroad[13], a transport company[19], in United States[20], founded in 1851[21], headquartered in Chicago[22] and Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans Railroad[14], a railway company[23], in United States[24].

Personal Life

Children include Henry Fairfield Osborn[10], a geologist[25], 1857–1935[26], of United States[27], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[28], specialised in geology[29] and William Church Osborn[11], an art collector[30], 1862–1951[31], of United States[32].

FAQs

Where was William H. Osborn born?

Born in Salem[1].

Who was William H. Osborn married to?

William H. Osborn's spouses include Virginia Reed Osborn (Sturges)[9].

What did William H. Osborn do for work?

William H. Osborn worked as manager[4], merchant[5], and executive[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [5] ↑ . Osborn, William Henry (1820-1894), merchant, railroad executive, and philanthropist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Osborn, William Henry (1820-1894), merchant, railroad executive, and philanthropist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [7] ↑ . Osborn, William Henry (1820-1894), merchant, railroad executive, and philanthropist. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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