Charles Decker
Charles Decker (1911 – October 11, 1962) was a state legislator in Indiana. A Republican, he represented Vanderburgh County, Indiana in the Indiana House of Representatives.[1] He was elected to the Indiana House in 1946 and lost his re-election campaign in 1948. He was a Republican.[2] He lived in Evansville, Indiana.[3] In 1973 he was noted as the first and only black to serve in the state legislature from Evansville.[4]
He was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was African American. He was involved in union organizing.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "History of the IBLC".
- ^ a b "Decker, Charles Edward · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
- ^ Secretary Of State, Indiana (1946). "Annual Election Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana ... General Elections Statistics".
- ^ Sprinkles, Dallas W. (1973). "The History of Evansville Blacks".
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