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

  1. ↑ "History of the IBLC".
  2. 1 2 "Decker, Charles Edward · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
  3. ↑ Secretary Of State, Indiana (1946). "Annual Election Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana ... General Elections Statistics".
  4. ↑ Sprinkles, Dallas W. (1973). "The History of Evansville Blacks".
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