Bose Reader, birth date 2/2/1882 in Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, Texas; death date 8/22/1958 in Stephenville, Erath County; rancher/ranching.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Obituary, "Erath Pioneer: Rites Held Saturday for Bose Reader, 77," 8/29/1958, p. 2. "In 1939 Mr. Reader served one term in the Texas Legislature."
Stephenville Empire-Tribune .
46th Legislature (1939) - Bose Reader, postoffice Stephenville, Erath County, nativity Texas, age 56 (born circa 1883), ranchman.
Texas Legislative Manual .