John James Osman,(1 December 1847 – 24 Feb 1916)[1][2] was a politician in South Australia.[3]

Osman was the son of Henry Osman and Charlotte his wife, was born in London, and went to Adelaide, South Australia, as a child in 1854.[3] Osman, who was a captain in the Volunteer Force of South Australia,[3] was married at Milnes Gap, South Australia to Miss Eliza Osborne on 10 January 1880.[2] He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for the Victoria district at the by-election in November 1888, and was Minister of Lands in the John Cockburn Government from July to August 1890, after the retirement of James Howe.[3] Osman was member for Victoria until April 1893.[4]

Osman was married twice, he had five sons and a daughter by his second wife, Eliza Osborne, all born in Millicent, South Australia.[2]

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  1. ^ "Mr John Osman". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "John James Osman". FamilySearch International. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). "Osman, John James" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2013.