Raymond Claiborne Osborne (September 7, 1933 – March 3, 2011), was a Florida Republican Party politician who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Florida under the state constitution of 1968. Osborne was the state's first lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed[1] by Republican Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Osborne was sworn in on January 7, 1969, for a term that lasted two years.[2][3]
Ray C. Osborne | |
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 Official portrait of Lt. Gov. Osborne circa 1969–1971 | |
| 9th Lieutenant Governor of Florida | |
| In office January 7, 1969 – January 5, 1971 | |
| Governor | Claude Roy Kirk |
| Preceded by | Milton H. Mabry |
| Succeeded by | Tom Adams |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1964-1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1933 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US |
| Died | March 3, 2011 (aged 77) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Osborne graduated from North Carolina State University in 1955. He then served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. Osborne graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1961. Osborne moved with his wife to St. Petersburg, Florida. From 1964 to 1968, Osborne served in the Florida House of Representatives, and unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Public Service Commission in 1968. Osborne practiced law for many years in Boca Raton, Florida, until his death in March 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ "State Archives of Florida Online Catalog". State Library and Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ "Filming Florida: Images of the Sunshine State". State Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ "Portrait of Florida's first Lieutenant Governor William W.J. Kelly". State Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ "Ray Claiborne Osborne Obituary: View Ray Osborne's Obituary by The Palm Beach Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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