Publisher
Centurion, 1866–1892
Born 22 February 1836 in Fryeburg, Maine
Died 18 May 1892 in London, England
Buried Kensal Green Cemetery
, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England
Proposed by Launt Thompson
Elected 3 November 1866 at age thirty
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
The name of James R. Osgood will always be familiar to the American public, as associated with one of the most famous publishing houses in the country, which won a wide reputation from its connection with the names of Emerson, Longfellow, Hawthorne, Lowell, Holmes, Whittier, Mrs. Stowe, and many other famous American and European authors, and as the first publishers of the Atlantic Monthly and Every Saturday. He was a man of liberal education, and from his familiarity with books and authors for many years he drew from them the subtle charm that clings to bookish men.
Henry E. Howland
1893 Century Association Yearbook
