Charles A. Robins

Charles Armington Robins (born December 8, 1884 in Defiance , Shelby County , Iowa , † September 20, 1970 in Lewiston , Idaho ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Idaho from 1947 to 1951 .

Early years

At the age of four, his family moved to La Junta , Colorado . Charles Robins studied at Jewell College in Missouri until 1907 . He then earned his living as a teacher before he began studying medicine at the University of Chicago Medical School , which he successfully completed in 1917. After an internship at the Cincinnati General Hospital , he was in a medical unit of the US Army during the First World War in 1918 .

Political advancement and governor of Idaho

Robins became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1938 and 1946 he was a member of the Idaho Senate . He was President of the House in 1943 and was elected Idaho's first governor in 1946 with a four-year term. This brought about an amendment to the state constitution that extended the terms of office of governors from two to four years. Thus, Robins could exercise his office between January 6, 1947 and January 1, 1951. During his tenure, the pardon committee was abolished and replaced by a new institution, the so-called "Board of Corrections". The handling of alcoholic beverages has been newly regulated. The education system was also reformed. For example, school districts were merged. In 1948, Governor Robins was a delegate to the Republican National Convention .

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, Robins applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . He was then a member of several medical associations and headed the North Idaho District Medical Service Bureau in Lewiston for seven years . The ex-governor, who was married to Marguerite Cranberry, died in September 1970 and was buried in Lewiston.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• Charles Robins in the National Governors Association (English)
• Charles A. Robins in the database of Find a Grave (English)