Carl C. Anderson

Carl Carey Anderson ( born December 2, 1877 in Bluffton, Ohio; † October 1, 1912 in Fostoria, Ohio ) was an American politician. Between 1909 and 1912 he represented the state of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1881 Carl Anderson moved with his parents to Fremont, where he attended the public schools. Later he worked as a traveling salesman. Then he moved to Fostoria, where he produced underwear. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1905 and 1909 he was mayor of the city of Fostoria. He was president of the local Hospital Committee and director of a number craft shops.

In the congressional elections of 1908 Anderson was in the 13th electoral district of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Grant E. Mouser on March 4, 1909. After a re-election, he could remain until his death on October 1, 1912 in Congress. On that day he died in a car accident near Fostoria. He was buried in Fremont.