From the November, 1919 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Death of David Bosman
AT his home in Rutherford, N. J., on the night of Friday, October 24 (1919), David Bosman, vice-president' and secretary of the Erie Railroad Company, passed away in his 55th year. Heart disease was the cause. He had been in failing health for two years.

He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and was a graduate of the high school in that city. After studying law in the office of a New York City attorney he entered the employ of the Erie in 1887 as clerk, and thereafter his promotion was rapid. He became secretary to President John King, and later became secretary of all the Erie lines. In 1916 he was chosen vice-president in addition to being secretary. In 1890 he became one of the incorporators of the Chicago & Erie Railroad Company, now the Marion division.

He was a Republican in politics, and from 1910 to 1911 was mayor of Rutherford, which office he held with dignity and to the full satisfaction of the citizens of that town. In fact, his high sense of justice gave him the prestige of being one of the most efficient public officials in New Jersey.

The most prominent characteristic of Mr. Bosman was his fine personality. He had a warm and sunny nature which spread cheer among his friends and associates, and he never held himself aloof from those he knew. Fraternally he was a member of Boiling Spring Lodge, F. & A. M.; Rutherford Lodge of Elks, Junior Order United American Mechanics and Knights of Pythias. Also he was a member of the Rutherford Republican Club, the Union Club, Brooklyn High School Alumni Association and other organizations. He leaves his widow and a young daughter.