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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. He was appointed by U.S. president
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. He was appointed by U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
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.
He was born in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,035 at the 2020 census. A college town, Oxford was founded as a home for Miami University and lies in the southwestern portion of the state approximately northwest ...
. He became a Republican Party political organizer in New York City.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
appointed him in 1905 to the Revenue position in New York City succeeding Charles H. Treat. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...
removed him and other African Americans from their posts. Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular sitting U.S. presidents. A ...
appointed him to another Revenue post.
In January 1908, Roosevelt wrote him a note thanking him for a favorable speech he gave.
He married Emma Lee Bonaparte. He held various roles in official ceremonies and was a member of several cultural institutions.
He dies January 28, 1938 at his home in Harlem in New York from pneumonia.
See also
* William Demosthenes Crum, another Roosevelt appointee *Minnie Cox
Minnie M. (Geddings) Cox (1869–1933) was an American teacher who was appointed the first Black postmaster in Mississippi, following closely behind Anna M. Dumas, who was appointed to the same position in 1872 in Covington, Louisiana. Though sh ...
, a postmaster in Indianola Roosevelt stood up for
*1906 Atlanta race riot
Violent attacks by armed mobs of White Americans against African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia, began on the evening of September 22, 1906, and lasted through September 24, 1906. The events were reported by newspapers around the world, includi ...
* Brownsville affair
References
1866 births 1938 deaths People from Oxford, Ohio People from Harlem Deaths from pneumonia in New York City 20th-century American politicians African-American people in New York City politics 20th-century African-American politicians African-American men in politics New York (state) Republicans Collectors of the Port of New York {{Improve categories, date=November 2022