| LC control no. | no2015011708 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Anderson, Charles Arthur, 1899-1977 |
| Biography/History note | Charles Arthur Anderson, Representative from Missouri, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, 1899. He graduated from St. Charles Military Academy in 1916 and from the law school of St. Louis University, LL.B., 1924. During the First World War served in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Field Artillery, Thirty-fifth Division, from April 1, 1917, to July 2, 1919. He was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as the prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County from 1933 to 1937. He won election as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the Seventy-sixth Congresses, serving from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1941. He was chairman of the Democratic State convention at St. Louis in 1940 then resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he died on April 26, 1977. |
| Located | Saint Louis County (Mo.) |
| Birth date | 18990926 |
| Death date | 19770426 |
| Place of birth | Saint Louis (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Saint Louis (Mo.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | St. Charles Military Academy St. Louis University United States. Army. Infantry Division, 35th Saint Louis County (Mo.) United States. Congress |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators--United States |
| Found in | Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, Truman Library, January 21, 1937: (relates to Missouri congressman Charles A. Anderson) Biographical Directory of the U.S Congress online, Dec. 16, 2014 (Charles Arthur Anderson; Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., September 26, 1899; graduated from St. Charles Military Academy in 1916 and from the law school of St. Louis University, LL.B., 1924; during the First World War served in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Field Artillery, Thirty-fifth Division, from April 1, 1917, to July 2, 1919, with nineteen months service overseas; was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Mo.; prosecuting attorney of St. Louis County 1933-1937; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress; chairman of the Democratic State convention at St. Louis in 1940; resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Mo., where he died April 26, 1977) <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000184> Wikipedia.org, Dec. 16, 2014 (Charles Arthur Anderson; b. September 26, 1899; d. April 26, 1977; U.S. Representative from Missouri) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Arthur_Anderson> |
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