Chuck Robb
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Paul S. Trible, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George Allen |
| 64th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 16, 1982 – January 18, 1986 |
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| Lieutenant | Richard J. Davis |
| Preceded by | John N. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Gerald L. Baliles |
| 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982 |
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| Governor | John N. Dalton |
| Preceded by | John N. Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Richard Joseph Davis |
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| Born |
Charles Spittal Robb June 26, 1939 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Bird Johnson Robb |
| Relations | Lyndon B. Johnson, father-in-law |
| Children | Lucinda Desha Robb Catherine Lewis Robb Jennifer Wickliffe Robb |
| Alma mater |
University of Wisconsin (B.A.) University of Virginia (J.D.) |
| Awards |
Bronze Star Presidential Service Badge |
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| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1961–1970 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Charles Spittal "Chuck" Robb (born June 26, 1939) is an American politician and former officer in the United States Marine Corps. He served as the 64th Governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986, and as a United States senator from 1989 until 2001. In 2004, he co-chaired the Iraq Intelligence Commission.
Charles Robb was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the son of Frances Howard (Woolley) and James Spittal Robb. He grew up in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, Virginia. He attended Cornell University before earning a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1961, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.
A United States Marine Corps veteran and honor graduate of Quantico, Robb became a White House social aide. It was there that he met and eventually married Lynda Johnson, the daughter of then-U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in a service celebrated by the Right Reverend Gerald Nicholas McAllister. Robb went on to serve a tour of duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a rifle company in combat, and was awarded the Bronze Star.
After the war he earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1973, and clerked for John D. Butzner, Jr., a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Afterwards he entered private practice with Williams & Connolly.
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