Charles Robinson [photograph], [ca. 1856-1857].

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Charles Robinson [photograph], [ca. 1856-1857].

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Quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case of Charles Robinson (1818-1894), governor of the territory of Kansas (1856-1857) and of the state of Kansas (1861-1863). The photograph was taken circa 1856-1857 by an unknown photographer. Note on case in the hand of Amos Adams Lawrence identifies the photograph.

1 photograph : daguerreotype, b&w ; visible oval image 9 x 6 1/2 cm. (quarter-plate), in case 12 x 10 cm.

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Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894

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Charles Robinson was born at Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818. He was educated at Hadley Academy, Amherst Academy, and Amherst College. For 8 years he studied medicine and in 1843 opened his own practice in Belchertown, Mass. He married Sarah Adams the same year, but she died in 1846. In 1849 he went to California for his health, and while there became a newspaper editor, was indicted for murder but acquitted, and was elected to the Legislature. He returned to Massachusetts in 1851, r...