Benjamin Bosse (November 1, 1875 – April 22, 1922) was an American politician, manufacturer, and businessman who served as the 19th mayor of
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in ...
, from 1914 until his death in 1922.
During his term as mayor, Bosse oversaw the replacement of horse-drawn fire carriages, the relocation of the
Evansville Police Department, the brick paving of most downtown streets, and the construction of several new public markets. The city's public recreation department was also formed, resulting in the construction of Evansville’s first public playgrounds, tennis courts and swimming pools. Bosse was also a supporter of
Frank Fausch, who founded Evansville's
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the maj ...
team, the
Evansville Crimson Giants
The Evansville Crimson Giants were a professional American football team based in Evansville, Indiana and were a part of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. The Giants home games were played at Bosse Field. According to the ''Evansvil ...
.
Early life
Bosse was born on November 1, 1875 to German-American civil engineer
Henry Bosse
Henry Peter Bosse (1844–1903) was a German-American photographer, cartographer and civil engineer.
Biography
*1844: Henry Peter Bosse is born November 13 at his father's estate, Sonnedorf in Prussia ...
and Caroline L. Schlensker. Spending much of his early childhood in Scott Township, Bosse moved to Evansville at age 14.
See also
*
Benjamin Bosse High School
Benjamin Bosse High School, referred to as Evansville Bosse High School by the IHSAA, is a public high school of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Bosse is the third smallest high school by enroll ...
*
Bosse Field
Bosse Field is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Opened in 1915, it was the first municipally owned sports stadium in the United States and is the third-oldest ballpark still in regular use for professional baseball, surpassed o ...
*
Evansville Crimson Giants
The Evansville Crimson Giants were a professional American football team based in Evansville, Indiana and were a part of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. The Giants home games were played at Bosse Field. According to the ''Evansvil ...
References
The Political GraveyardBosse Field facts
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosse, Benjamin
1875 births
1922 deaths
Mayors of Evansville, Indiana
Indiana Democrats