The Reverend Dr. George Osborn (I338)
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President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference. George Osborn (1808-91) was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a draper who was also a Wesleyan class leader and steward. Osborn was educated at Brompton and entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1828. Osborn was an outspoken supporter of Jabez Bunting and played a leading role in the expulsions which followed the fly sheets controversy of 1844-49. He served two terms as President (1863 and 1881) and was one of the secretaries for Foreign Missions between 1851 and 1867. From 1868 to 1885, Osborn was Professor of Divinity at Richmond College, London. He was also a founder member of the Evangelical Alliance. Source: Dictionary of Evangelical Biography 1739-1860, edited by Donald M. Lewis (1995) and Encyclopedia of World Methodism (1974) From BIOGRAPHY: George Osborn (1808-91) was born in Rochester, Kent, the son of a draper who was also a Wesleyan class leader and steward. Osborn was educated at Brompton and entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1828. Osborn was an outspoken supporter ofJabez Bunting and played a leading role in the expulsions which followed the fly sheets controversy of 1844-49. He served two terms as President (1863 and 1881) and was one of the secretaries for Foreign Missions between 1851 and 1867. From 1868to 1885, Osborn was Professor of Divinity at Richmond College, London. He was also a founder member of the Evangelical Alliance. Source: Dictionary of Evangelical Biography 1739-1860, edited by Donald M. Lewis (1995) and Encyclopedia of World Methodism (1974) See also G. C. Boase, ‘Osborn, George (1808-1891)’, rev. Clive D. Field, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [ |
| Christening | Baptised at Bethel Chapel, Rochester, Kent. |
| Death | Died at 24 Cambrian Road, Richmond, Surrey. |
| Burial | Grave Number B5 |
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Ancestral File (R) Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 |
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International Genealogical Index (R) Publication: Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997 |
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#2 Citation Details: Batch #: C068561, Sheet #: , Source Call #: 0597066 (RG4 1983) |
| Burial of spouse | Richmond Cemetery Services Publication: http://www2.richmond.gov.uk/burials/ |
| Burial | Richmond Cemetery Services Publication: http://www2.richmond.gov.uk/burials/ |
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 24 Cambrian Road, Richmond, Surrey (M196)
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 George Osborn's tombstone in Richmond, Surrey (M201)
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| Marriage: 17 August 1794 -- St. Mary, Whitechapel, England | ||
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