Background
Osborne, Harold Smith was born on August 1, 1887 in Fayetteville, New York, United States. Son of Cyrus P. and Ella S. (Smith) Osborne.
Osborne, Harold Smith was born on August 1, 1887 in Fayetteville, New York, United States. Son of Cyrus P. and Ella S. (Smith) Osborne.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1908; Doctor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1910.
With Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Boston, summers 1905-1908, Turners Falls (Wisconsin) Power Company, summer 1909. With American Telephone & Telephone Сompany, 1910-1952, successively engineer transmission and protection department, assistant to transmission and protection engineer, transmission engineer, operating results engineer, plant engineer, assistant chief engineer, 1910-1943, chief engineer, 1943-1952. Consultant engineer Brazilian Traction, Light & Power Company, also Brazilian Telephone Сompany, 1952-1960.
Director emeritus Research Corp. Consultant International Bank for Reconstrn. and Development, 1961-1963. Visiting lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953.
Member town planning board, Montclair, New Jersey, 1930-1940, 52-56, 61-64, chairman, 1933-1940. Chairman Essex County Council Municipal Planning Bds., 1937-1939. Vice president Regional Plan Association New York and Environs., 1942-1952, president, chairman, 1953-1959.
Vice president International Electrotech. Commission, Geneva, 1949-1952, president, 1952-1955, member committee action, 1955-1958. Member board commissioner, director department public works, Montclair, New Jersey, 1952-1956.
Mayor Town of Montclair, 1961-1964. Special.cons. Office Secretary War, World World War II, member telegraph committee War Communications Board. Member industry advisory county Federal Specifications Board, industry advising committee for supply cataloging Munitions Board.
Member of advisory committee international technical assistance National Research Council, 1953-1956, member National Research Council, 1955-1964. Fellow American Institute of Electrical Engineers (chairman technical program committee 1936-1939, president 1942-1943, board directors, member exec committee 1942-1945, Chairman of the Board trustess Volta Memorial Fund 1949-1959, Edison medal award), Acoustical Society American, American Phys Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Radio Engineers. Member American Planning and Civic Association (board directors 1948-1951), American Society Planning Officials (president, silver medal award), American Society Engineering Education (Chairman of Commission engineering economy 1951-1953), American Association United Nations (dir.Montclair branch from 1956), New Jersey Federation Planning Bds.
(board directors 1950), Engineers Joint Council (Chairman of Commission on unity engineering profession 1949-1953,Chairman of Commission on constitution and by-laws 1952-1958), Montclair Society Engineers (president 1928-1930), Council Social Agilysys, Century Association Club, Downtown Athletic Club, University Club (New York City), Upper Montclair Country Club, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Mary Agnes Wilson, August 14, 1918 (deceased 1932). Children: Margaret Ellen Osborne McLane, Mary Agnes Wilson Osborne Smith. Married Dorothy Bockaway, March 24, 1938.