Charles L. Robinson
American politician and state governor (1818-1894) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 76
Charles Lawrence Robinson was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1851 to 1852, and later as the first governor of Kansas from 1861 until 1863. Throughout his political career, he was a member of the Whig, Republican, and Democratic parties.
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He was also the first governor of a US state to be impeached by a state legislature, although he was found not guilty during a subsequent State Senate impeachment trial and was not removed from office. After his time as governor he served in the Kansas Senate from 1873 to 1881. He ran again for governor in 1890 but was unsuccessful in his attempt. To date, he is the only governor of Kansas to be impeached.
