Carl C. Anderson
Carl Carey Anderson (December 2, 1877 – October 1, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He was elected to two terms, serving from 1909 until 1912, when he died as a result of an automobile accident at the age of 34.
Carl Carey Anderson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – October 1, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Grant E. Mouser |
| Succeeded by | John A. Key |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1877 Bluffton, Ohio |
| Died | October 1, 1912 (aged 34) Fostoria, Ohio |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life and career
Born in Bluffton, Ohio, Anderson moved to Sandusky County in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Fremont. He attended the common schools, and then worked as a traveling salesman. He moved to Fostoria, Seneca County, and engaged in the manufacture of underwear.
Political career
Anderson was elected mayor of Fostoria, Ohio, in 1905 and again in 1907, on each occasion for a term of two years. He served as president of the city hospital board and director in a number of manufacturing enterprises.
Congress
Anderson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1909, until his death in an automobile accident near Fostoria, Ohio, October 1, 1912.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio).
Sources
- United States Congress. "Carl C. Anderson (id: A000182)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Carl C. Anderson at Find a Grave
- Carl C. Anderson, late a representative from Ohio, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1913
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district | ||
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