F. Edward Osborne

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F. Edward Osborne (1925 - March 3, 2014) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

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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