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  Anderson, Charles
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NameCharles Anderson
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Dayton, Ohio , United States
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Born June 01, 1814
DiedSeptember 02, 1895 (81 years)
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InfoANDERSON, CHARLES (1814-1895). Charles Anderson, attorney and rancher, son of Richard Clough and Sarah (Marshall) Anderson, was born on June 1, 1814, in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Miami University, Ohio, in 1833. He then became minister to Turkey at Constantinople. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and in 1844 was elected to the Ohio Senate. Anderson married Eliza J. Brown in 1836; they had six children. He visited Texas in 1858 and in 1859 returned with his family. At San Antonio he bought a ranch, where he bred horses that he expected to sell to the United States Cavalry. He built what became the Argyle Hotelqv in San Antonio as his ranch headquarters. Because of his Union sympathies, Anderson was arrested and imprisoned by Col. Henry E. McCullochqv in September 1861. He escaped a month later, however, and made his way back to Ohio, where he became colonel of the Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After being wounded in the battle of Stones River, he resigned his commission, on February 21, 1863. He was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio later the same year and, after the death of Governor John Brough in August 1865, served as governor until January 1866. He returned to Kentucky later that year, settling in Eddyville. Around 1874 he laid out the town of Kuttawa, and moved there in 1877. He was interested in railroad development for much of his life, as originator of the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad in Ohio and as one of the promoters of the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad in Kentucky. Anderson was the author of various pamphlets and speeches, including On the State of the Country (1860), The Cause of the War (1863), and Texas, Before and on the Eve of the Rebellion (1884). He was affiliated with the first Whig party and then the Republican Party,qv and was a lifetime Presbyterian. He died on September 2, 1895, at Paducah, Kentucky, and is buried at Kuttawa Cemetery, Kuttawa.


Ohio governor Charles Anderson was born near Louisville, Kentucky, on June 1, 1814. His father, Colonel Richard Clough Anderson, had fought in the American Revolution, serving as aide-de-camp to Lafayette. After the war ended, Colonel Anderson became a surveyor for the Virginia Military District and was based in Louisville. It was here that Charles Anderson was born at the family's home known as "Soldier's Retreat."

In 1829, Anderson moved to Oxford, Ohio, to attend Miami University. He graduated in 1833 and returned to Louisville, where he began to study the law in the office of Pirtle and Anderson. After gaining admittance to the bar in 1835, Anderson decided to move to Dayton, Ohio, to set up his own law practice. Within a short time he met and married Eliza J. Brown, the daughter of a Dayton merchant. They were married in September 1835. In addition to his legal work, Anderson also was a farmer. He made a name for himself in the community and was elected for a term as Montgomery County's prosecuting attorney.

Anderson first became involved in state politics in 1844, when he was elected to the Ohio Senate. Anderson advocated granting African Americans civil rights and argued, albeit unsuccessfully, that Ohio should repeal its "Black Laws". In addition, he was involved in the construction of the new statehouse. He only served one term, traveling to Europe for several months after his service was over.

In 1848, Anderson moved his family to Cincinnati so that he could form a law partnership with Rufus King. Although his Cincinnati law practice was successful, around 1855 or 1856 Anderson chose to move back to Dayton. Anderson suffered from poor health at this time. In 1859, hoping that a change of climate would improve his health, Anderson moved to a farm that he had purchased in Texas near San Antonio.

By 1860, rumors about the potential for southern secession and civil war were rampant throughout the country. Anderson became unpopular in Texas because of his vocal support for the Union. After the American Civil War began, Anderson feared for his family's safety. As he was attempting to make his way to Mexico with his family, he was arrested and taken back to San Antonio and imprisoned. He soon managed to escape and, after making it to Mexico, was eventually able to return to Dayton.

President Abraham Lincoln sent Anderson to England to raise support there for the Union war effort through public speaking. Anderson felt that this role did not contribute enough to the war and soon returned home to the United States. The governor of Ohio made him a colonel in the Ninety-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. Anderson was severely wounded at the Battle of Stones River. He resigned his commission, believing that he would eventually die from his wounds. Instead, he eventually recovered. Rather than returning to military service, Anderson chose to enter the political arena again. In 1863, he ran for lieutenant governor on the Union Party ticket. He was successful and began to serve as lieutenant governor under Unionist governor John Brough.

When Brough died in office on August 29, 1865, Anderson became Ohio's twenty-seventh governor. In reality, Anderson's time as governor was short. He only served from August 29, 1865, until January 8, 1866, when Brough's term officially ended. Because the Civil War was over by this time, Anderson's time as governor was relatively uneventful.

Anderson chose not to run for political office after leaving his position as governor, returning instead to his law practice in Dayton. In 1870, he moved to Lyon County, Kentucky, in search of a quieter life. He remained there the rest of his life, dying in Kuttawa, Kentucky, on September 2, 1895.

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Father Richard C. Anderson, Sr. 1750-1826
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