Bust of Benjamin Bosse, presumably somewhere in the old Vanderburgh County Courthouse. Benjamin Bosse, born in 1874, he was the son of Prussian and German immigrants. He grew to be a smart businessman. In later years, through diversifying his business interests, he became a millionaire owner, or co-owner, of numerous companies in different industries. He had been president of at least 20 companies and served on the boards of directors of more than 25 companies. Bosse was the president and owner of both The Evansville Courier and the old Vendome Hotel. He also owned, or partly owned, American Bankers Life Insurance Co., American Packing Co., Bennett Hutchinson Agency, Bosse Coal Co., Bosse Furniture Co., Bosse Realty Co., Evansville Baseball Club Co., Evansville Pure Milk Co., Evansville Furniture Co. and Evansville Top and Panel Co., General Forrest Hotel Operating Co., Globe Furniture Co., Globe Paper Co., Graham Brothers Motor Truck Co., Grocers Quality Banking Co., Imperial Desk Co., Karges Wagon Works, Metal Furniture Co., Ohio Valley Roofing, World Furniture Co., W.H. Dyer Co., West Side Real Estate Co., and numerous others. Bosse was in his third term when he died unexpectedly at the age of 47.