Charles William Anderson

Biography

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 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.

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