Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet
Danvers Osborn | |
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1736 portrait of Osborn by Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot | |
| Governor of New York | |
| In office 1753–1753 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | George Clinton |
| Succeeded by | James De Lancey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1715 Shefford, Bedfordshire |
| Died | 12 October 1753 (aged 37) New York City, New York |
| Profession | Politician, colonial administrator |
Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet (17 November 1715 – 12 October 1753) was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York in 1753. During the Jacobite rising of 1745, he raised and commanded troops in support of George II of Great Britain. Osborn later represented Bedfordshire in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1747 to 1753. In 1750, he traveled to Nova Scotia and became part of the Nova Scotia Council. Osborn had a history of melancholia and committed suicide in New York shortly after he had taken office as governor.