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Name	John Osborne
Born	25 September, 1842 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 September, 1908 (aged 65) Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	Methodist minister (1873-1884) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1884-1890) New South Wales, Australia magazine/journal owner (1884-1885) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1884-1884) New South Wales, Australia protectionist politician (1885-1899) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1890-1899) New South Wales, Australia magazine/journal editor (1899-1908) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1899-1908) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate