Charles Bosen. proprietor of the Bosen plumbing shop in Sheridan, was born in Denmark, March 1, 1867, and is a son of Christian and Margaret (Hanson) Bosen, who were likewise natives of Denmark, spending their entire lives in their native country. They had a family of nine children, of whom seven are living.
    Charles Bosen was reared and educated in Denmark and came to America in 1891, when a young man of twenty-four years. Crossing the Atlantic, he first settled in Indiana, where he resided for a year and then sought the opportunities of the growing west, making his way to Wyoming. He spent one year in Gillette and afterward removed to Sheridan, where he worked in various ways for several years. Later he learned the plumbing business, which he has since followed, and making steady advancement in this connection he is now at the head of a profitable business.
    He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, holding membership in Lodge No. 19, in which he has filled all of the chairs. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party and he has never been an office seeker, preferring to concentrate his time and efforts upon his business interests, and gradually through his own efforts he has worked his way upward and is today at the head of one of the important business concerns of his adopted city.