Charles William Anderson
Charles William Anderson (April 28, 1866 – January 28, 1938) was a Republican Party political organizer who served as Collector of Revenue in New York City.[1][2][3] He was appointed by U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt who dined with Booker T. Washington at the White House weeks into his presidency and noted his intention to make a prominent appointment of an African American to an office in his home state.[4]
He was born in Oxford, Ohio. He became a Republican Party political organizer in New York City.[5]
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him in 1905 to the Revenue position in New York City succeeding Charles H. Treat.[6] U.S. President Woodrow Wilson removed him and other African Americans from their posts. Warren G. Harding appointed him to another Revenue post.[5]
In January 1908, Roosevelt wrote him a note thanking him for a favorable speech he gave.[7]
He married Emma Lee Bonaparte.[8] He held various roles in official ceremonies and was a member of several cultural institutions.[8]
He dies January 28, 1938 at his home in Harlem in New York from pneumonia.[9][10]
See also
[edit | edit source]- William Demosthenes Crum, another Roosevelt appointee
- Minnie Cox, a postmaster in Indianola Roosevelt stood up for
- 1906 Atlanta race riot
- Brownsville affair
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