Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Osgood, Hon Uri 1809 - 
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Author: Portrait & Biographical Album, 1890

HON. URI OSGOOD. 

Among the settlers of June, 1836, came the subject of this notice who located 
in Joliet and began the practice of law, being among the first attorneys of 
the embryo city—his competitors being Messrs. Newkirk, Henderson, Boardman and 
Wilson. Mr. Osgood in addition to his law practice in due time engaged in 
private banking at which he continued until 1862. In the meantime, having been 
recognized as a valued addition to the community, Mr. Osgood was elected to 
various offices and finally to the Legislature, being elected to the State 
Senate in which he served from 1854 to 1860. He was then nominated by the 
Democracy as a member of Congress from this district but was defeated by Owen 
Lovejoy. Subsequently he lived the life of a private citizen, attending to his 
law practice until his death which occurred February 8, 1871. From the time of 
locating in Joliet his home had been at the corner of Jefferson and Eastern 
Avenues, where he lived comfortably and surrounded himself and his family with 
many of the luxuries of life. He left five children at the time of his death 
all of whom are living: having had eight children in all. Julia became the 
wife of Charles Scott of Cincinnati and died of cholera in St. Louis, Mo. in 
1867, at the early age of twenty-two years; Alpha M. died when six years old; 
Occar died aged about six months. The surviving sons are Augustus A., Algernon 
S. and Henry R., all residents of Chicago. Virginia A. is the wife of George 
S. House, a prominent attorney of Joliet; Emma Aldrich married Charles Seymour 
of Batavia, N. Y., and they are living in Oakland, Cal. On January 1, 1839, 
the subject of this notice was united in marriage with Miss Caroline V., 
daughter of Fenner and Emoline (Wade) Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich was born in 
Massachusetts in 1803, and was a son of one of the earliest families of the 
Bay State. The paternal grandfather, David Aldrich, married Miss Mary Capron, 
and removed to Pennsylvania where he took up a large tract of land in the 
vicinity of Harper, Susquehanna County. There he and his good wife spent the 
remainder of their days. His children later removed to Northern Illinois, but 
one son, Levi, went in 1852, to California. The mother of Mrs. Osgood bore the 
maiden name of Emoline Wade; she was born in Connecticut and was the daughter 
of Sylvanus and Mary (Chace) Wade, the former of whom served as a soldier in 
the Revolutionary War. Fenner Aldrich came to Illinois in October, 1834, 
settling in Will County, when it was a part of Cook County and of which Mr. 
Aldrich became Deputy Sheriff before the division. He was also proprietor of 
two hotels, the Juliet House and Exchange House. In 1836, he was elected the 
Sheriff of Will County, and re-elected in 1839. He enjoyed a wide acquaintance 
throughout the county and was universally liked on account of his genial 
disposition. For a time he resided in Springfield and conducted the St. 
Nicholas House, during which time Governor Matteson was one of his guests. Mr. 
Aldrich preferring Joliet as a place of residence, returned to the city and 
conducted the Exchange Hotel during the remainder of his active business life. 
He departed hence August 5, 1884. He was a Democrat politically. The mother 
passed away several years prior to the decease of her husband, her death 
taking place February 16, 1872. Mr. Aldrich was a member of the Masonic 
fraternity and in religion was a Universalist. Mrs. Osgood was born October 3, 
1824, in Harford, Susquehanna County, Pa. and came to Joliet with her parents 
when quite young. She obtained her education in the city schools and when 
reaching womanhood was married January 1, 1839, to the subject of this notice. 
Mr. Osgood was born December 22, 1809, in Preston, Chenango County, N. Y. 
where he lived until 1836, coming then to Joliet. The politics of Mr. Osgood 
was a stanch Democrat. Many years ago Mr. and Mrs. Osgood joined the 
Universalist Church and in 1864 they transferred their membership to the 
Episcopal Church. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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