Charles W. Anderson Jr. (May 26, 1907 – June 14, 1960) was a lawyer, state legislator and civil rights leader in Kentucky.
[6] In April 1935 Anderson decided to run for a seat in the Kentucky House representing the fifty-eighth district.
[1] Anderson won the seat and was the only Republican to be elected to represent Jefferson County that session, a first for many years.
[5] He helped establish new African American units in the Kentucky National Guard for the first time.
[7] Anderson resigned from his seat in the house in 1946 to become the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Jefferson County, another first for an African-American in Kentucky.
[13] Anderson was killed June 14, 1960 when his car was hit by a train at a crossing in Shelby County.