Charles Decker Explained

Charles Decker (1911 – October 11, 1962) was a state legislator in Indiana. A Republican, he represented Vanderburgh County, Indiana in the Indiana House of Representatives.[1] He was elected to the Indiana House in 1946 and lost his re-election campaign in 1948. He was a Republican. He lived in Evansville, Indiana.[2] In 1973 he was noted as the first and only black to serve in the state legislature from Evansville.[3]

He was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was African American. He was involved in union organizing.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the IBLC .
  2. Web site: Annual Election Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana ... General Elections Statistics . Secretary Of State . Indiana . 1946 .
  3. Web site: The History of Evansville Blacks . Sprinkles . Dallas W. . 1973 .
  4. Web site: Decker, Charles Edward · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. nkaa.uky.edu.

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