Charles William Anderson Explained

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

• William Demosthenes Crum, another Roosevelt appointee
• Minnie Cox, a postmaster in Indianola Roosevelt stood up for
• 1906 Atlanta race riot
• Brownsville affair

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles William Anderson (1866-1938) •. November 14, 2011.
2. News: March 5, 1905 . President Will Name Negro For Office Here; Charles W. Anderson to be Collector of Internal Revenue . The New York Times . 7.
3. Web site: Hon. W. T. Vernon, Register of the United States Treasury; Hon. Henry W. Furniss, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Haiti; Hon. Charles W. Anderson, Collector of Internal Revenue, New York City; Hon. Robert Smalls, Collector of Customs, Beaufort, S. C.. NYPL Digital Collections.
4. Web site: Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter African American | Raab Collection .
5. Web site: CHARLES WILLIAM ANDERSON 1866-1938 - We Africa Preview. CHARLES WILLIAM ANDERSON 1866-1938 - We Africa Preview.
6. Web site: TR Center - Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Collier Platt. www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org.
7. Web site: TR Center - ImageViewer .
8. Web site: Who's who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent ; Vol. 1. Frank Lincoln. Mather. November 14, 1915. Google Books.
9. News: Obituary for Charles W. Anderson . 26 November 2022 . Chicago Tribune . 29 January 1938 . 12.
10. News: Obituary for CHARLES W. ANDERSON . 26 November 2022 . Daily News . 31 January 1938 . 127.