Charles Anderson (governor)

Charles Anderson
27th Governor of Ohio
In office
August 29, 1865 – January 8, 1866
Preceded byJohn Brough
Succeeded byJacob Dolson Cox
7th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 11, 1864 – August 29, 1865
GovernorJohn Brough
Preceded byBenjamin Stanton
Succeeded byAndrew McBurney
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Montgomery & Warren Counties district
In office
December 2, 1844 – December 6, 1846
Preceded byJoseph Barnett
Succeeded byJohn Hopkins
Personal details
Born(1814-06-01)June 1, 1814
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 2, 1895(1895-09-02) (aged 81)
Kuttawa, Kentucky
Political partyRepublican
Whig
ChildrenSam Anderson
Alma materMiami University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/service Union Army
Years of serviceAugust 9, 1862-February 21, 1863[1]
Rank Colonel
Unit93rd Ohio Infantry
Battles/wars

Charles Anderson (June 1, 1814 – September 2, 1895) was first a Whig and later a Republican politician from Ohio. He served briefly as the 27th governor of Ohio.

  1. ^ Reid, Whitelaw (1868). "93rd Ohio Infantry". Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. 2. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. p. 517.