William Henry Osborn (1820-1894)

of 32 Park Avenue, New York; President of the Illinois Central Railroad

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Family
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He built 32 Park Avenue (see images) in 1870. He was a great friend and patron of Frederic Edwin Church.

Parents (2)

William Osborn

Farmer, of Salem, Massachusetts

1793-1872

Anna (Bowditch) Osborn

Mrs Anna Henfield (Bowditch) Osborn

1795-1857

Spouse (1)

Virginia (Sturges) Osborn

Mrs Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn

1830-1902

Children (2)

Henry Fairfield Osborn Sr.

1857-1935

William Church Osborn

Lawyer, of 40 East 36th Street, New York City

1862-1951

Categories

Gilded Age Industrialists Patrons of the Arts Philanthropists
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