Edward Henry Ozmun Explained

Edward Henry Ozmun
Birth Date:6 August 1857
Birth Place:Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Death Place:Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Occupation:Lawyer, diplomat, politician
Children:1
Education:University of Michigan
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Minnesota State Senate
Term Start:1895
Term End:1898

Edward Henry Ozmun (August 6, 1857 – December 9, 1910) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician.

Biography

Edward Henry Ozmun was born in Rochester, Minnesota on August 6, 1857.[1] [2] His father was Abram Ozmun, who served in the Minnesota State Legislature and as mayor of Rochester.

Ozmun married Clara B. Goodman on November 21, 1894, and they had one daughter.[1] [3]

He went to the University of Wisconsin. He then received his bachelor's and law degree from the University of Michigan. He practiced law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2] He served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1895 to 1898 as a Republican. Ozmun then served in the United States Consular Service. He was first stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1905, he became consul-general at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, serving until his death there on December 9, 1910.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Progressive Men of Minnesota . Marion D. . Shutter . J. S. . McLaine . The Minneapolis Journal . 374–375 . 1897 . 2023-02-03 . Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: Ozmun, Edward Henry . Minnesota Legislators Past and Present . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 2023-02-03.
  3. News: Edward Henry Ozmun Dead . . Constantinople . 3 . 1910-12-09 . 2023-02-03 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Student Profile: Edward Henry Ozmun . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203438/http://www.law.umich.edu/historyandtraditions/students/Pages/ProfilePage.aspx?SID=2521&Year=1881 . 2014-02-22 . dead . 2023-02-03.