. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . mong the real estate men of the city. 0. N. OSBORN. 0. N. Osborn, treasurer and general manager of The Waterbury Wet Wash LaundryCompany, was born in Oxford, Connecticut, February 12, 1879, a son of 0. C. and AdellaJ. (Andrew) Osborn. The father was born at Oxford, Connecticut, on a farm that has been in possession of the family for over two hundred years, and he became the ownerof more than five hundred acres of valuable land and ranked with the most prominentagriculturists of that section of the state. He was a man of influence i
. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . mong the real estate men of the city. 0. N. OSBORN. 0. N. Osborn, treasurer and general manager of The Waterbury Wet Wash LaundryCompany, was born in Oxford, Connecticut, February 12, 1879, a son of 0. C. and AdellaJ. (Andrew) Osborn. The father was born at Oxford, Connecticut, on a farm that has been in possession of the family for over two hundred years, and he became the ownerof more than five hundred acres of valuable land and ranked with the most prominentagriculturists of that section of the state. He was a man of influence in public aflairsand was frequently called upon for official service. He occupied the position of town treas-urer, was also selectman, and for several terms represented his district in the state legis-lature, where he gave earnest consideration to the questions that came up for settlementand staiichly supported those measures which he deemed of worth to the lost a representative citizen Avhen he passed away in 1905. His widow survives. ^^?ESLEY AY. TOAYER WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 119 and spends tlie winter months in the home of her son, 0. N. Osborn, bnt passes the summerseasons at Oxford. O. N. Osborn obtained a public school education, supplemented by three years studyin Mount Hermon, ^Massachusetts, and one year in IMaryville College at Maryville, 1900 he came to Waterbury and entered the employ of the American Brass Company asforeman, remaining until 1908. He then turned his attention to the laundry business,being connected with the New System Laundry at Xo. 21 Woodtick road, which he con-ducted until he organized The Waterbury Wet Wash Laundry Company, of which he becamemanager. This company Avas incorporated in 1913, its first officers being Edward , president: Dwight S. Case, vice president; and Harold Case, secretary and officers at this writing are: Edward P. Jones, jn-esident; B. E. Cross, vice presid
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