[1] He was employed for 24 years with the Buick Motor Company.
He was a member of the Freemasons and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
[2] In 1932 Boysen ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District and again in 1936.
[2] The Flint City Commission select him as mayor in 1935 for a single year.
[2][3] In 1938 he was a candidate for Michigan state senate 13th District.