Charles Osmond

Charles Henry Osmond (1859 – 20 October 1937) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played two first-class cricket matches for Auckland during the 1884–85 season and lawn tennis for Taranaki.

Osmond was born at St David's in Devon in 1859 and educated at Mansion House School in London. After migrating to New Zealand he worked as a land agent and in the insurance industry, initially at Auckland before becoming the Otago district agent for Colonial Mutual Life Office in 1893. He had interests in the gold mining industry and registers several patents, the most important of which was an improved method of retrieving gold from dredge tables. He also patented a lure used by anglers worldwide.

Osmond died at Auckland in 1937.