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F. Edward Osborne (1925 - March 3, 2014) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, Osborne served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then graduated from the Wharton School of Business and was a financial officer for Ore-Ida Foods and H.J. Heinz. In 1968, he moved to Boise, Idaho and was an executive for Ore-Ida retiring in 1988. He served in the Idaho House of Representatives in 1989 and then in the Idaho State Senate in 1991 and 1992. Osborne died in Boise, Idaho. [1]
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Scouting in Idaho has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Moses Alexander was an American businessman and politician who served as the 11th governor of Idaho, the second elected Jewish governor of a U.S. state, and the first who actually practiced that religion. Jewish California Governor Washington Bartlett, was elected in 1887, but had converted to Christianity. Moses Alexander served from 1915 until 1919, and remains the state's sole Jewish chief executive.
The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in the western United States in southern Idaho, beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. Later primary sponsors were PowerBar and Hewlett-Packard.
Charles Benjamin Ross was an American politician who served as the first Idaho-born governor from 1931 to 1937.
Ore-Ida is an American brand of potato-based frozen foods currently produced and distributed by Kraft Heinz's, H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC. based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Lawrence Curtis Jackson was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968. In 1964, Jackson led the National League (NL) with 24 wins, and was runner-up in the Cy Young Award voting; he also led the NL in innings pitched and shutouts, once each.
John Michiner Haines was an American politician from the Republican Party. He served as the tenth governor of Idaho from 1913 to 1915.
Edgar Wilson was a United States Representative from Idaho.
William Denman Eberle was an American politician and businessman from Idaho who held the office of Trade Representative from 1971 to 1974 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Osborne Russell was a mountain man and politician who helped form the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Maine.
Samuel Hubbard Hays was an American politician and attorney who served as the Idaho Attorney General from January 2, 1899, until January 7, 1901, and as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1916 to 1919.
Potter P. Howard served consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951. An automobile dealer when elected, he was later an executive with the local natural gas company in Boise. Potter died in a Salt Lake City hotel while returning to Idaho from a business trip to Chicago.
John C. Andreason was an American politician.
Scott Conrad Bedke is an American politician serving as the 44th lieutenant governor of Idaho since 2023. He served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 27A district. In December 2012, Bedke defeated fellow Republican Lawerence Denney to become speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives.
Chuck Winder is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate. He serves as the president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate and previously served as the majority leader. He is married to Dianne Winder; the couple has two children.
Ross Erin Butler Sr. was an officer and original board of directors member of Ore-Ida Foods, and executive board director of Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) Ore-Ida Council for 64 years.
Charles Francis McDevitt was an American attorney, politician, and jurist. He was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1989 to 1997, serving as chief justice from 1993 to 1997.
Walter E. Pierce was a prominent real estate speculator in Boise City, Idaho, USA, in the late 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. Pierce served as mayor of Boise City 1895-97 as it evolved from being a frontier community to being a modern town.
Harry K. Fritchman was a merchandise broker and warehouse owner in Boise, Idaho, USA, in the first half of the 20th century, and Fritchman served as mayor of Boise 1911–12.
Thomas J. Bowers was a chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Court from July 18, 1868 to April 9, 1869. The court preceded the Idaho Supreme Court, established when Idaho became a state in 1890.