C. A. Robins
| C. A. Robins | |
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| 22nd Governor of Idaho | |
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In office January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951 |
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| Lieutenant | Donald S. Whitehead |
| Preceded by | Arnold Williams |
| Succeeded by | Len Jordan |
| Idaho Senate President pro tempore | |
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In office January 1943 – January 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Perry Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | J.E. Williams |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the Benewah County district |
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In office January 1939 – January 1947 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Armington Robins December 8, 1884 Defiance, Iowa |
| Died | September 20, 1970 (aged 85) Lewiston, Idaho |
| Resting place | Lewis Clark Memorial Gardens Lewiston, Idaho |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite S. Granberry (1892–1938) (m.1919–1938, her death), Olive Patricia Simpson (1914–1993) (m. 1939–1970, his death) |
| Children | 3 daughters (w/ Simpson) |
| Parents | Charles M. Robins (1831–1918) Rebecca J. Burke Robins (1847–1932) |
| Residence | St. Maries, Lewiston |
| Alma mater |
William Jewell College, A.B. 1907 University of Chicago, M.D. 1917 |
| Profession | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1918 |
| Rank |
 First lieutenant
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| Unit |
 Medical Corps
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
Charles Armington Robins (December 8, 1884 – September 20, 1970) was a physician and the 22nd Governor of Idaho.
Born in Iowa at Defiance in Shelby County, at age four Robins moved west with his family to Colorado, settling at La Junta in Otero County. He graduated in 1907 from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and taught high school in Missouri, Colorado, Montana, and Mississippi. He entered medical school in 1913 at Rush Medical College of the University of Chicago, working various night jobs to put himself through, and earned his M.D. in 1917.
During World War I, Robins entered the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army in August 1918 as a first lieutenant. He ended his military service on December 16, 1918, Given free transportation by the Great Northern Railway to look at two towns that needed physicians, he left Chicago the following week. He arrived in St. Maries, Idaho on Christmas Eve and chose it over Three Forks, Montana, and stayed for 28 years, until elected governor. For a generation, Robins delivered nearly every baby in Benewah County.
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