Charles L. Robinson

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1^st Governor of Kansas
Charles L. Robinson

In office February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863
Lieutenant	Josephy Pomeroy Root
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Thomas Carney

Born	July 21, 1818 Hardwick, Massachusetts
Died	August 17, 1894 Douglas County, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sarah Adams, Sarah Tappan Doolittle Lawrence
Profession	doctor, newspaper editor, abolitionist
Religion	Universalist (preference)

Charles Lawrence Robinson (July 21, 1818 – August 17, 1894) was the first Governor of Kansas. He was also the first governor of a U.S. state to be impeached, although he was not convicted or removed from office. He was educated at Hadley and Amherst Academies, at Amherst College, and at the Berkshire Medical School, earning his medical degree from the latter in 1843

During the Bleeding Kansas tragedy, Robinson angered many with his passionate support for the Jayhawkers, who were promoting violence against pro-slavery advocates. From the spring of 1856 until September, Robinson and several other free state leaders, including the son of abolitionist John Brown, were held in custody in Camp Sackett. This United States military camp (named for Delos B. Sackett) was located about 3.5 miles southwest of Lecompton, Kansas.

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