Sir John Osborne, 7th Baronet
Sir John Osborne, 7th Baronet, was an Irish baronet, landowner and politician.Biography
He was the younger son of Nicholas Osborne and wife Anne née Parsons, and grandson of Sir Thomas Osborne, 5th Baronet and Sir Laurence Parsons, 1st Baronet. He succeeded his brother, Sir Nicholas Osborne, 6th Baronet, in 1719.
Educated at the Middle Temple, he practised as a barrister after being called to the Bar at King's Inns, Dublin in 1726.
Sir John served as Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons for Lismore from 1719 until 1727 and for Waterford County between 1727 and 1743.Marriage
Osborne married Editha Proby, daughter of William Proby of Fort St George in India.
Sir John and Lady Osborne had five surviving daughters and one surviving son, Rt. Hon. Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet, who succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1743.
