Ralph Bernal Osborne

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Ralph Bernal Osborne (26 March 1808–4 January 1882), born Ralph Bernal, was a British Liberal politician.

He was the eldest son of Ralph Bernal, himself an MP, who died in 1854. The younger Bernal entered the military in 1831, as an ensign of the 71st Regiment. He later served with the 7th Royal Fusiliers, and finally left the army in 1844 with the rank of captain.

He had already been elected to parliament in 1841 as a member for Chipping Wycombe, in the Liberal interest, and later sat for Middlesex, Dover, Liskeard, Nottingham, and Waterford. In 1847 he married Catherine Isabella, the daughter of Sir Thomas Osborne, and took her name, becoming Ralph Bernal Osborne.

Political offices
Preceded by Augustus Stafford	First Secretary of the Admiralty 1853–1858	Succeeded by Henry Lowry-Corry
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Robert Smith	Member of Parliament for Chipping Wycombe 1841–1847	Succeeded by Martin Tucker Smith
Preceded by Thomas Wood	Member of Parliament for Middlesex 1847–1857	Succeeded by Robert Hanbury
Preceded by Edward Rice Viscount Chelsea	Member of Parliament for Dover 1857–1859	Succeeded by Sir Henry John Leeke William Nicol
Preceded by Ralph Grey	Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1859–1865	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Buller
Preceded by Sir Robert Clifton Samuel Morley	Member of Parliament for Nottingham 1866–1868	Succeeded by Sir Robert Clifton Charles Wright
Preceded by Sir Henry Barron	Member of Parliament for Waterford 1870–1874	Succeeded by Richard Power Purcell O'Gorman