Frederick Ernest Osborne

Who was Frederick Ernest Osborne?

Frederick Ernest Osborne was a Canadian politician. He came to Calgary in 1905 and founded a book, stationary and school supplies business. Mr. Osborne served as the 23rd Mayor of Calgary from 1926 to 1929. In 1901, he married Florence Curlette of Belleville, Ontario. Mr. Osborne was President of the Calgary Rotary Club; President of the Board of Trade and a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta in 1947. Frederick Ernest Osborne died in 1948. He now has a school named after him in Northwest Calgary.