Charles L. Robinson
Charles Robinson | |
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Governor of Kansas | |
| In office February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863 | |
| Lieutenant | Joseph Pomeroy Root |
| Preceded by | Samuel Medary (Kansas Territory) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Carney |
| Member of the Kansas Senate | |
| In office 1873–1881 | |
| Member of the California Assembly from the 12th district | |
| In office 1851–1852 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1818 Hardwick, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 1894 (aged 76) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (before 1852) Republican (1852–1890) Democratic (1890–1894) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Adams Sara Lawrence |
| Education | Amherst College (BS) Berkshire Medical College (MD) |
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Charles Lawrence Robinson (July 21, 1818 – August 17, 1894) was an American politician who served in the
Biography
Massachusetts
Robinson was educated at Hadley and Amherst academies, and at Amherst College. He studied medicine in Woodstock, Vermont, and later in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he earned his medical degree at the Berkshire Medical College in 1843. He practiced medicine in Belchertown, Springfield, and Fitchburg.[1][2]
California
In 1849, he traveled overland to California. He edited a daily paper in
He married Sara Tappen Doolittle Lawrence in 1851, and they had two children.[1] She later published Kansas, its Exterior and Interior Life (Boston, 1856), in which she describes the scenes, actors, and events of the struggle between the friends and foes of slavery in Kansas. In 1852, Charles returned to Massachusetts, and conducted in Fitchburg a weekly paper called the News.[2]
Kansas
In 1854, Robinson happened to attend a meeting at which
During the tragic
Impeachment
In 1861, Robinson took office as governor of the newly admitted State of Kansas and served one term from February 9, 1861, to January 12, 1863. In 1861, the Kansas House of Representatives impeached him along with Secretary of State J. W. Robinson and State Auditor George S. Hillyer for alleged mishandling of bond sale to fund the raising of troops in support of the Union cause. Robinson was found not guilty in his impeachment trial before the State Senate, but it hurt his political career (both J. W. Robinson and Hillyer were found guilty and removed from office).[4]
Robinson's impeachment resulted from a political rivalry with
Later life
Elected to the Kansas State Senate, Robinson served from 1873 to 1881.
Robinson died on August 17, 1894, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Charles L. Robinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- Topeka, KS: Crane and Company. p. 103.
- ^ Proceedings in the Cases of the Impeachment of Charles Robinson, Governor, John W. Robinson, Secretary of State, George S. Hillyer, Auditor of State, of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas State Journal Steam Press, 1862.
- ^ Sam Zeff. The First American Governor Ever Impeached? He Was From Kansas, KCUR-NPR, May 17, 2018
- ^ a b "Charles L. Robinson". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ Charles Robinson, Kansas Historical Society
External links
- Kansas State Historical Society
- Impeachment of State Officials
- Publications concerning Kansas Governor Robinson's administration available via the KGI Online Library
- Charles L. Robinson at Find a Grave
- National Governors Association
- The Political Graveyard
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