Background
Osborne, Lithgow was born on April 2, 1892 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Mott and Agnes (Devens) Osborne.
Osborne, Lithgow was born on April 2, 1892 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Mott and Agnes (Devens) Osborne.
Educated public schls., Auburn, and Adirondack-Florida School. Student Harvard, 1911-1914. Doctor of Laws, Syracuse University, 1936.
Private secretary to James West. Gerard, ambassador to Germany, 1914. 3d secretary of embassy, Berlin, Germany, 1915-1917. Secretary of legation, Havana, Cuba, 1917, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1917-1919.
Member American Peace Commission, Paris, 1919.
Assistant secretary-general Arms Limitation Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, 1921-1922. Conservation commissioner New York State, 1933-1942.
Delegate at large New York State Constitutional Convention, 1938. With office of foreign relief and rehabilitation operations, Department of State, 1943.
Deputy director-general European regional office (London) United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1944.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Norway, 1944-1946. Chairman of the board of trustees American-Scandinavian Foundation since 1947. President, Auburn (New York) Publishing Company.
Trustee Osborne Association.
Member board of directors Atlantic Council of the United States.
Member American Peace Commission, Paris, 1919. Member board of directors Atlantic Council of the United States. Member advising committee New York State Recreation Council.
Member Council Foreign Relations.
Club: Harvard, Century Association (New York City).
Married Lillie Raben-Levetzau, March 12, 1918. Children: Richard, Lithgow Devens, Frederik Raben-Levetzau.