b. 2 October 1783. d. 26 August 1854. Nationality: English.
Politician, art collector, and poet. Father of Ralph Bernal Osborne. Born in Colchester,
Essex. Son of a Sephardic Jewish-Spanish merchant. Educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge.
Married twice, Anne Elizabeth White on 10 April 1806 and Clara Christian White on
3 August 1824. Whig MP for Lincoln (1818-1820), Rochester (1820-1841, 1848-1852),
and Weymouth (1842-1847). Made president of the British Archaeological Society in
1852. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (KH, CC)