Charles Anderson (November 18, 1875 – October 11, 1949) was mayor of

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from 1920 to 1923. He was born in

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to Julius and Elizabeth Erickson Anderson. He came to Murray in 1889 at the age of 14. Charles Anderson pursued a public school education supplemented by courses in the International Correspondence Schools in electric lighting and power. From the age of eighteen he was employed at the American Smelting & Refining Company (

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) smelter in Murray.Noble Warrum, Charles W. Morse, W. Brown Ewing; ''Utah since Statehood, Historical and Biographical'', Volume 4. The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1920. Anderson was a past grand master of the Murray Lodge of the

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and was also deputy grand master for his district. He belonged to the

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and was an officer of the fire department. He was a

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with labor views. During his term, he was noted for opposing the

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State Senate's bill to reclassify cities. He ran for re-election in 1927 but was defeated.

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1875 births 1949 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Utah Norwegian emigrants to the United States Mayors of Murray, Utah People from Fredrikstad Asarco {{Utah-mayor-stub