Robert A. Childs

Robert A. Childs

Robert Andrew Childs (March 22, 1845 - December 19, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Malone, New York, Childs moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Belvidere, Boone County, in 1852.He attended the common schools. During the Civil War enlisted in Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut's company, which subsequently became a part of the Fifteenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served throughout the war.He graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1870. Principal and superintendent of the public schools in Amboy 1871-1873.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Belvidere, Illinois.He settled in Hinsdale, a suburb of Chicago, in July 1873.He served as member of the village board of trustees and president of the school board.

Childs was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.He resumed the practice of law in Chicago.He died in Hinsdale, Illinois, December 19, 1915.He was interred in Bronswood Cemetery.

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