Hon. Charles Arthur Anderson

He played football for SLU and professional baseball for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves

He attended St. Charles Military Academy, Christian Brothers College, St. Louis University where he received a master’s in jurisprudence in 1924

He served in World War I for the 129th Field Artillery under Captain Harry Truman

He was a prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County

10/9/1934 Tried the famous Kelley Kidnapping Case, gangsters ran him off Lindbergh- broken leg, compound fracture, and an infection that resulted in use of a cane. Dr. Robert Kleinfelter was the doctor who treated Charles. Uncle Bob was named after him.

Charles was a representative in the US Congress for the state of MO 1936-1940 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt

The family stayed in D.C. until Dorothy decided to return home with the kids. Charles traveled by car back and forth.Grandpa Don and Chuck went with him to D.C. once and brought their cap guns into a congressional meeting, which brought in the secret service!

President of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association; Chairman of the MO Crime Prevention Bureau in 1935-1936; commander of American Legion Post 162

According to the 1940 Census data, they had 2 black maids in the home: Hattie Peterson (age 40) and Hester? Lowe (age 20).