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
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	(1877-12-02)December 2, 1877 Bluffton, Ohio, US
Died	October 1, 1912(1912-10-01) (aged 34) Fostoria, Ohio, US
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).

See also

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Carl C. Anderson (id: A000182)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• 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 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Grant E. Mouser	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district 1909-1912	Succeeded by John A. Key