Modern English biography

Life in London 17 June 1885 p._ 4. OSGOOD, JAMES RIPLEY. _b._ Fryeburg, Maine, U.S. of America 1836; graduated at Bowdoin college, Maine; a manager for Charles Dickens in America 1867; agent for Harper brothers, publishers at 30 Fleet st. London 1888–90; head of the firm of Osgood, Mc Ilvaine and co. publishers 45 Albemarle st. London 1890 to death; compiled Massachusetts Artists’ centennial album 1876; Osgood’s Pocket guide to Europe 1882. _d._ 161A Piccadilly, London 18 May 1892. _J. Forster’s Charles Dickens iii_ 391, 395 (1874). O’SHANASSY, SIR JOHN (son of Denis O’Shanassy, land surveyor, _d._ 1831). _b._ Henry street, Tipperary 1818; landed in Port Philip bay, Victoria 15 Nov. 1839; a draper in Melbourne 1846; a promoter of the Colonial bank 1856, chairman of the board of directors 14 years; founded the St. Patrick’s society; one of the members for Melbourne in the first legislative council of Victoria 29 Oct. 1851; leader of the opposition in the council; a member of the gold commission 1855, and of the crown land commission 1855; member for Kilmore of the first legislative assembly Sept. 1856 to 1866; premier and chief secretary 11 March to 29 April 1857, premier again 10 March 1858 to 27 Oct. 1859, and 14 Nov. 1861 to 27 June 1863; negotiated the first Victorian loan of eight millions; created knight of the order of St. Gregory the Great by pope Pius IX in 1866; member for Central province of the legislative council Feb. 1868 to 1874; member of the assembly for Belfast May 1877 to death; C.M.G. 15 Jany. 1870, K.C.M.G. 9 March 1874; author of Primary education in Victoria, speeches, Melbourne 1878. _d._ Tara hall, near Melbourne 8 May 1883. _Irish Monthly xvii_ 586–90 (1889); _James F. Hogan’s The Irish in Australia_ (1887) 13, 265–8, 271–4. O’SHAUGNESSY, ARTHUR WILLIAM EDGAR. _b._ London 14 March 1844; a junior assistant in the British Museum library 27 June 1861, assistant in the zoological department 5 Aug. 1863 to death, prepared the part of the annual zoological record devoted to herpetology; an authority on Reptilia; author of An epic of women and other poems 1870; Lays of France 1872; Music and moonlight 1874; Songs of a worker 1881; author with his wife of Toyland 1875, a book of tales for children; _m._ 1873 Eleanor, dau. of Westland Marston, the dramatist, she _d._ 8 Feb. 1879; he _d._ 163 Goldborne road, Kensal Green, London 30 Jany.