See also

Lithgow OSBORNE (c. 1922- )

1 Lithgow Devens OSBORNE1,2,3,4 (c. 1922- ) [11548]. Born c. 1922, NY.2,4 Marr Barbara Ann CONVERSE 11 Nov 1944, NY.3 Div. Marr Donna C. Cromwell OUTLAW 15 Aug 1964, Rochester, NY.5

2 Lithgow OSBORNE4,6,7,8 (1892-1980) [11546]. Born 2 Apr 1892, Auburn, NY.4,7,8 Marr Lillian RABEN-LEVETZAU 12 Mar 1918, Castle Aalholm, the estate of Count Raben-Levetzau.2,9 Marr Sara Tibbits TENNEY 18 Oct 1971, Williamstown, MA.10 Died 10 Mar 1980.11 Buried Fort Hill Cemetery, AUburn, N.Y.12

From the Washington Post (Washington D.C.).

January 30, 1918 - "COUNTESS TO BE HIS BRIDE. Lithgow Osborn, Secretary of U.S. Legation at Copenhagen, to Wed.
Copenhagen, Monday, Jan. 28.--Lithgow Osborn, former attache of the American embassy at Berlin and now second secretary of the legation here, is to marry the Countess Lili Raben-Levetzau, daughter of Count Raben-Levetzau, former Danish minister of foreign affairs."

From the Sheyboygan Press (Sheyboygan, WI).

March 31, 1915 - "Lithgow Osborn, son of Warden Osborne of the Sing Sing, New York prison, and Jackson visited the Doeberitz camp, where English war prisoners are confined, yesterday. They were accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Gerard."

From the Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, NV).

September 20, 1944 - "Lithgow Osborne of New York, now connected with the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration, was nominated to be ambassador to the Norwegian government-in-exile in London."

From the Oelwein Dailey Register (Oelwein, IA).

September 26, 1944 - ". . .Lithgow Osborne of New York was selected as ambassador to the government of Norway now established in London."

From the Congressional Biography of Lithgow Osborne.

"Osborne, Lithgow (1892-1980) of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Son of Thomas Mott Osborne. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 2, 1892. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 42nd District, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 36th District, 1932; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1944-46."

From The Osborne Family Inventory, Syracuse University Libraries.

"History

Lithgow Osborne (b. Apr. 2, 1892) was the third son of Thomas Mott Osborne. When he was in the middle of his senior year at Harvard, Joseph C. Grew snapped him up for an assignment in the U.S. Embassy in Berlin. That was 1914 . . . As private secretary to Ambassador James W. Gerard, and later as third secretary of the embassy, Lithgow Osborne was plunged into the diplomatic and social life of wartime Germany.

Shortly before President Wilson broke relations with Germany, Osborne was transferred to the American Legation in Havana. Because of his familiarity with European affairs he was soon returned to the Continent as Secretary of the American Legation in Copenhagen. There he met Countess Lillie Raben-Levetzau, whom he married. They had three sons: Richard, Lithgow Devens, and Frederick Raben-Levetzau.

After the Paris Peace Conference Osborne returned to Washington, D.C. He worked within the State Department for a few years but resigned . . . In 1922 he became the vice-president and editorial writer of the Auburn Citizen-Advertiser. A decade later he was back in government when Governor Herbert H. Lehman appointed him Commissioner of Conservation. After another ten years he departed Albany for Washington and a desk in the office of Strategic Services (OSS). Late in the war, when Lehman was shaping the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), Osborne joined his staff. A little later, President Roosevelt made Osborne Ambassador to Norway, a post he held until May, 1946.

For several years after his return from Oslo Lithgow Osborne was chairman of the board of trustees for the American Scandinavian Foundation.

In 1954 he helped draft the original Declaration of Atlantic Unity, which was both a statement of purpose and an agency designed to bolster the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). A second Declaration of Atlantic Unity (1962) was sponsored by 270 American and European statesmen, some of whose correspondence is present in the collection."

From the Syracuse Herald-Journal (Syracuse, NY).

June 21, 1956 - "Osborne is Honored By Danish King.
AUBURN - In recognition of his work in promoting cultural relations between the United States and Denmark, Lithgow Osborne, of Auburn, vice-president of Auburn Publishing Co., publisher of the Citizen Advertiser, has been made commander first class of the order of Danneborg by King Frederik IX of Denmark.
Osborne recently retired as president of the American-Scandinavian foundation after eight years.
Received information of this honor yesterday from Henrik DeKauffman, the Danish Ambassador to Washington. He also received the cross and plague of Brilliants and Danish enamel work, which are teh insignia of the order.
The Order of Danneborg was founded in 1219 by a Danish king after a successful battle against heathen tribes. A vision of a cross appeared in th sky. The cross is still the basis of the Danish flag.
Osborne was U.S. ambassador to Norway in 1945 and 1946 and in his diplomatic days was U.S. charge D'affairs in Copenhagen.
He was a member of the American Peace Commission ot Paris in 1919; assistant secretary general of the arms limitation conference at Washington, D.C., 1921-1922.
In 1944, Osborne was deputy director general of Europena regional office at London for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Commission. From April 1947 to February 1956 he was president and chairman of the board of the American-Scandinavian foundatoin. He is secretary of the Atlantic Union Committee."

From the New York Times.

March 11, 1980 - OSBORNE - Lithgow, Monday, March 10, 1980 of 1 Fitch Ave., Auburn, N.Y. Survived by his wife, Sara Tenney Osborne of Auburn, 3 sons, Richard of Carmel, Calif., L. Devens of Pittsford, N.Y. and Frederik R.L., Auburn, 16 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren. Memorial services to be held at a later date. Omit flowers. Contributions to the Seymour Library Association, 176 Genesee St., Auburn, N.Y."

From the Political Graveyard.

"Osborne, Lithgow (1892-1908) - of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 2, 1892. Son of Thomas Mott Osborne; married 1918 to Countess Lillie Raben-Levetzau (of Denmark). Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. Ambassador James W. Gerard, 1915; newspaper editor; candidate for New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923; candidate for New York state senate 42nd District, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 36th District, 1932; New York State Conservation Commissioner, 1933; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1944-46. Member Audubon Society. Died in 1980. Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.".

4 Thomas Mott OSBORNE13 ( - ) [11574].

3 Lillian RABEN-LEVETZAU2,4,6,9,14,15 (1887-1970) [11542]. Born 8 Mar 1887, Denmark.2,4 Died 5 Dec 1970, Auburn, NY.16

From the Nevada State Journal (Reno, NV).

January 30, 1918 - "AMERICAN TO MARRY DENMARK COUNTESS - Mother of Bride-to-Be an America Woman -- Wedding set for April.
COPENHAGEN, Monday, Jan. 28 - Lithgow Osborne, former attache of the American embassy at Berlin and now secretary of the legation here, is to marry Countess Lili Raben-Levetzau, former Danish minister of foreign affairs.
The marriage will be celebrated in April at Castle Aalholm, the estate of Count Raben-Levetzau. The mother of Countess Lili is an American woman. Her maiden name was Moulton and her mother was a well known Boston singer."

From the Lima Daily News (Lima, OH).

April 30, 1920 - "DANISH COUNTESS CREATES FAD FOR HE PORTRAIT STATUETTES.
Mrs. Lithgow Osborne, a Danish countess whose husband is in the United States diplomatic service, has created a fad in Washington society for her portrait statuettes, particularly of children in characteristic attitudes. Mrs. Osborn has studied sculpture in the art canters of Europe, having been with her husband in various capitals. The work she has done in Washington in the last few months is mainly attractive because of the naturalness of pose."

From the New York Times.

December 6, 1970 - "OSBORNE - Lillie, on Saturday, December 5, at her home, 1 Fitch Ave., Auburn, N.Y. Survived by her husband, Lithgow Osborn; 3 sons, Richard of Monterey, Calif., L. Devens of Rochester, N.Y., Frederik R.L. of Auburn, N.Y.; 17 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild. Funeral services at 2 P.M. on Monday, Dec. 7, in St. Peters Episcopal Church. Friends wishing may contribute to the Auburn Memorial Hospital Memorial Fund.".

6 Frederik Christopher Otto RABEN-LEVETZAU17,18 (1850-1933) [11541]. Born 27 May 1850, Lekkende, Praesto, Denmark.19 Marr Lillie Suzanne MOULTON 1886.17 Died 5 May 1933, Alholm Slot, Denmark.19

From a list of Danish foreign ministers in Wikipedia, it it noted that Frederick was the Danish Foreign Minister from January 14, 1905 to October 12, 1908.

Frederik is listed in the Internet Movie Database. He is shown there as Frederik C. O. Raben-Levetzau with a birth name of Frederik Christopher Otto Raben-Levetzau. His individual page on the site provides the following birth and death dates:

born May 27, 1850 in Lekkende, Praesto, Denmark
died May 5, 1933 in Alholm Slot, Nysted, Denmark.

Frederik played himself in a movie entitled Kong Frederik VIII besoger Island.

Frederic's name is written differently in each document we found. Here are the various spellings:
Baron Raaben, Count Raben Levetzau, Frederick LehnsGv Raben-Levetzow, Frederik C. O. Raben-Levetzau and Frederik Christopher Otto Raben-Levetzau.

From the Springfield Republican (Springfield, IL).

November 18, 1906 - "Count Raben Levetzau, minister of foreign affairs, replying at Copenhagen yesterday to a telegram from Emperor William sympathizing with the countess for injuries she received in a recent riding accident, informed the emperor that the countess had had an arm broken, but that this would not prevent her starting for Berlin to-day to accept the emperor's invitation to be his guest. Countess Raben Levetzau, wife of the minister of foreign affairs of Denmark, is an American woman. Her maiden name was Moulton, and her mother, formerly a famous Boston singer, is now the wife of the Danish Minister to Germany, J.H. DeHagermann-Lindencrone.".

7 Lillie Suzanne MOULTON6,17,19,20,21 (1864-1946) [11540]. Born 19 Dec 1864, Long Island, NY.19 Died 9 Mar 1946, Alholm Slot, Denmark.19

From the Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA).

March 23, 1908 - "ROYALTY AT THEATRICALS. Performances in Copenhagen in Behalf of Charity.
COPENHAGEN, March 22 - A series of theatrical performances and tableaux vivant, in behalf of various charities were begun last evening at the palace of the Foreign Minister under the direction of his wife. the Countess Raben-Levetzau. The entertainment will extend throughout the week, many of those taking art being members of the aristocracy, including the young Countesses Lillian and Suzanne Raben-Levetzau and Madam Riano, who was miss Ward, of Washington.
Brilliant audiences attended, headed both on Saturday evening and tonight by the King and Queen, and the leading diplomats."

From the Marion Star (Marion, OH)

March 12, 1921 - "The Countess Raben, of Denmark, wife of the former foreign minister, who recently arrived in the United States for the purpose of purchasing her birthplace in East Hampton, New York. Her daughter, Mrs. Lithgow Osborne, is known internationally as a sculptress.".

14 Charles MOULTON22 ( - ) [11539]. Marr Anna Lillie GREENOUGH 6 Jun 1861, Paris, France.22

15 Anna Lillie GREENOUGH21,22,23,24 (1842-1928) [9927]. Born 18 Jun 1842, Cambridge, MA.23,24 Marr Johann DE HEGERMANN-LINDENCRONE 21 Oct 1875, Cambridge, MA.25 Died 1928.26

From the New York Times.

June 21, 1861 - "I must find room to notice a wedding in American fashionable life, which took place here yesterday. You will recollect an eulogium I passes some months ago on the musical talent of a very young and very beautiful American lady, who had been in Europe two years studying Garota and Romani - Miss Lillie Greenough, of Cambridge, Mass. This lady was married yesterday to Mr. Charles Moulton, son of a New York millionaire, who has lived in Paris the last twenty years. The occasion brought together a very brilliant assembly of American and French residents and visitors."

From the Macon Weekly Telegraph (Macon, GA).

December 26, 1871 - "Mrs. Charles Moulton. From Frank Leslie's Magazine for January.
The portrait herewith presented is one of the most distinguished American singers who has yet won the admiration and critical praise of Europe. Mrs. Charles Moulton, although unknown to the profession as a public singer, has attained to a position in lyric art seldom occupied even by the great artists who have given their talents to the world. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., inheriting from American parents the most characteristic virtues of Puritan stock, and the musical talents of a whole generation of cultivated singers. At a very early age she evinced remarkable vocal gifts, and the temperament of an artist, which attracted the attention of observing friends beyond the immediate family circle of admirers. So pronounced were her vocal powers, so unusually delicate her perceptions, and so marvelous her execution of music, that she became the prima donna of a select work by divine right.
A girl who at fourteen can sing "Casta diva," and "Ernani duvolami," at a public concert, and arrest the attention of a critical assemblage by the skill of execution and the mature delicacy of her method, is a phenomenon in art.
Mrs Moulton's talents were, however, kept strictly within the arena of private life. Every facility that generous and influential relatives could offer was granted to develop and mature her gifts. When but eighteen she was sent to Germany, to study under the best masters. Here she attracted the attention of the King of Saxony almost immediately, and in spite of every precaution to prevent publicity, she was forced into the distinguished court circles in Dresden, and almost at once made the object of the most extraordinary attentions from the musicians residing there. The flattery of so eminent an assemblage did not deter her from the prosecution of her studies. She went to Paris with her mother, residing there some time in studious retirement, and proceeded to London, where she became the pupil of the famous Carcia. Her progress under the instruction of this eminent master was such as to win from him exceptional praise. He coupled her name with that of Malibran, and wrote of her that she possessed the most exquisite voice he has ever heard.
After a preliminary course she went to Italy and became the protege of the veteran maestro Romain, who added his tributes to those of Garcia. On again visiting Paris, she became the favorite in a select coterie of musicians. Rosini said of her, when he heard he sing for the first time, "Voila la Voix" "I have heard it before in my imagination."
It was during this residence in Paris that she formed the acquaintance of Mr. Charles Moulton, whom she subsequently married. Here also, an intimacy sprang up with Mme. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt and Mme. Schrader Devrient. It was through the influence of the latter that Mrs. Moulton began a regular course of operatic studies, and prepared herself for a professional life.
On returning to America, however, her friends opposed the step, and she abandoned it, never for a moment relinquishing her studies. Not long after , she visited Paris again, and was married. The festivities incident to this event threw her into the most exclusive court circles of that gay metropolis. She became an intimate friend of the Empress Eugenie, and no ball or party at the Tuileriwa was reckoned completer without the American belle. She was flattered, feted, and sought after. Anber composed a benedictus for her. She sung at the chapel of the Tuileries, and the place was besieged by all the resident and visiting nobility. Probably no other American woman ever received so many social honors, or is more generally beloved.
When in America, she was besought on all hands to appear in public; and the one occasion upon which she consented must be fresh in the minds of the musical people of New York. It was at the Dramatic Fund Concert, given two years ago at the Academy of Music. Nor can the success she then achieved have been forgotten. Her sweet, emotional, mezzo-soprano voice seemed a revelation in art and her exquisite style and wonderful beauty produced a profound impression"

From the Daily Constitution (Middletown, CT).

October 5, 1875 - "Mrs. Charles Moulton, the singer, is to marry a foreigner, M. de Hagerman-Lindercrone."

From the Indianapolis Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN)

October 21, 1875 - "Mrs. Charles Moulton will be married on the 21st inst. to Mr. J. H. de Hegermann-Lindencrone, Danish minister at Washington. The ceremony will take place at Cambridge, Mass., Mrs. Moulton's present residence."

From the Critic-Record (Washington, D.C.)

October 28, , 1875 - "Who can tell what a day may bring forth? Thursday she was Mrs. Charles Moulton; Friday, Madame Le Chambellan de Hegermann Lendenchrone."

From Wikipedia, the on-line free encyclopedia.

"Lillie De Hegermann-Lindencrone, (1844-1928), born Lillie Greenough in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later known as Lillie Moulton, was a trained singer, and latterly a diplomat's wife noted for publishing in 1913 a book of letters describing The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life.

As a chile she developed the remarkable voice which later was to make her well known, and when only fifteen years of age her mother took her to London to study under Manuel Garcia. Two years later she became the wife of Charles Moulton, the son of a well-known American banker, who had been a resident in Paris since the days of Louis Philippe. As Madame Charles Moulton she became an appreciated guest at the court of Napoleon III. Upon his fall, in circa 1870, she returned to the United States, where Mr. Moulton died, and a few years afterward she married M. de Hegermann-Lindencrone, at that time Danish Minister to the United States, and in later periods his country's representative at Stockholm, Rome, Paris, Washington and Berlin.

She was, by her own description, a friend and favourite of a number of contemporary royal houses, being intimate with Christian IX of Denmark and his queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel); Unberton I of Italy and his queen Margherita of Savoy, Oscar II of Sweden and his queen Sofia of Nassau; and the many offspring and relations of these families. She was also acquainted with many of the famous composers of her day, including Roger Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Gioacchino Rossini.

Her book, The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, provides an insight into the etiquette of European court life in the last years of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century, as seen through the prism of a serving diplomat, friend and confidante of European royalty.

Several publications documenting her career as a singer were released, including one by Samuel Frizzel."

Sources

1"From The Osborne Family Inventory, Syracuse University Libraries".
2"Passport application of Mrs. Lillie Osborne".
3"Wedding announcement of Barbara Ann Converse and Lithgow D. Osborne in the New York Times, November 12, 1944".
4"1940 NY, Albany, Albany census".
5"Wedding announcement of Mrs. Cromwell Outlaw to L. Devins Osborne in the Citizen Advertiser (Auburn, NY), August 17, 1964".
6"An article in the Marion Star (Marion, OH), March 12, 1921".
7"WWI Selective Service registration card".
8"Passport application of Lithgow Osborne".
9"Engagement announcement of Countess Lili Raben-Levetzau and Lithgow Osborne in the Nevada State Journal, January 30, 1918".
10"Wedding announcement of Sara T. Tenney and Lighgow Osborne in the Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), October 22, 1971".
11"Obituary of Lithgow Osborne in the New York Times, March 11, 1980".
12"From The Political Graveyard".
13"Engagement announcement of Mary Morse and Richard Osborne in the New York TImes, April 2, 1943".
14"From the article "ROYALTY AT THEATRICALS" in the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 1908".
15"Engagement announcement of Countess Lili Raben-Levetzau and Lithgow Osborne in the Washington Post, January 30, 1918".
16"Obituary of Lillie Osborne in the New York Times, December 6, 1970".
17"From an article in the November 20, 1906 Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN)".
18"Internet movie database".
19"Chart from the Raben Lewetzau Family website".
20"From the February 17, 1889 Kansas City Times (Kansas City, MO). "Some of Our Girls: Many Who Wear the Titles of Foreign Noblemen"".
21"Ancestors of George W. Bush *1946 (explanations) by William Addams Reitwiesner".
22"Wedding announcement of Lillie Greenough and Charles Moulton in the New York Times, June 21, 1861".
23"Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants by Orlin P. Fay, 1898".
24"Passport of Anna Lillie Moulton".
25"Wedding announcement of Mrs. Charles Moulton and . J. H. de Hegermann-Lindencrone in the Indianapolis Sentinel, Oct. 25, 1875".
26"From Wikipedia, the on-line free encyclopedia".