Edward C. Bosbyshell (May 28, 1822 – December 20, 1894) was a politician in Iowa and California, where he was a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, the governing body of that city.
Bosbyshell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1822 and spent some of his early adult life in Calhoun County, Illinois, "where, in an overflow of the rivers, he lost his entire property."
[1] He came to Los Angeles in 1884 and was one of the founders of the Southern California Bank.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles.
[1] Bosbyshell was a two-term member of the Los Angeles Common Council, representing the 3rd Ward, beginning on December 12, 1887, and ending on February 21, 1889.