Robert A. Childs
Introduction


**Robert Andrew Childs** (March 22, 1845 – December 19, 1915\) was a [U.S. Representative](/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives") from [Illinois](/wiki/Illinois "Illinois").

Born in [Malone, New York](/wiki/Malone_%28village%29%2C_New_York "Malone (village), 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](/wiki/American_Civil_War "American Civil War"), he was enlisted in General Stephen A. Hurlbut's company, which subsequently became a part of the [15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment](/wiki/15th_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment "15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment"), and served throughout the war.
He graduated from the [Illinois State Normal University](/wiki/Illinois_State_Normal_University "Illinois State Normal University") in 1870\.He was the principal and superintendent of the public schools in Amboy 1871–1873\.
He studied law and was [admitted to the bar](/wiki/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States "Admission to the bar in the United States") in 1872, and commenced practice in [Belvidere, Illinois](/wiki/Belvidere%2C_Illinois "Belvidere, Illinois").
He settled in Hinsdale, a suburb of Chicago, in July 1873\.
He served as the member of the village board of trustees and the president of the school board.

Childs was elected as a [Republican](/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29 "Republican Party (United States)") to the [Fifty\-third](/wiki/53rd_United_States_Congress "53rd United States Congress") 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](/wiki/Hinsdale%2C_Illinois "Hinsdale, Illinois"), December 19, 1915\.
He was interred in Bronswood Cemetery.

The [Robert A. and Mary Childs House](/wiki/Robert_A._and_Mary_Childs_House "Robert A. and Mary Childs House") was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places "National Register of Historic Places") in 2000\.


Where did Robert Andrew Childs attend school?