Person Osborn; Sherard (1822 - 1875) Osborn Sherard 1822 - 1875 Male 25 April 1822 London 06 May 1875 Burial: Highgate Cemetery, London

119 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London (1867)

Career: Entered the Royal Navy (1837); served in the China War (1840-1843); commanded HMS Pioneer on arctic expeditions (1850-1851 and 1852-1854); Captain (by 1867); Commander of HMS 'Furious' in the Far East, conveying James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin on diplomatic missions, including in 1858 sailing to Hankow, where they came under fire from Taiping rebels then in occupation of Nanking; Officer of the Legion of Honour and of the Medjidee; Managing Director, Telegraph Construction Company (1867-1873); Rear Admiral (1873) Honours: CB 1855 Memberships: FRGS; FLS Son of Colonel Edward Osborn, Madras Army; married (1852) Helen, daughter of John Hinksman of Queen Anne Street, London Fellow 02/06/1870 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: E W Cooke has signed election certificate twice International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 25 Apr 1822 - 6 May 1875 NA6140 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/59335903 00901de5-38b3-43c1-be5f-dc96a7b459d8