H. C. Baldridge

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H. C. Baldridge
14th Governor of Idaho
In office January 1927 – January 1931
Lieutenant(s)	O. E. Hailey (1927) W. B. Kinne (1929) O. E. Hailey (1929)
Preceded by	Charles C. Moore
Succeeded by	C. Ben Ross
Born	November 24, 1868 Carlock, Illinois
Died	June 8, 1947 Parma, Idaho
Political party	Republican

H. Clarence Baldridge (born November 24, 1868 in Carlock, Illinois – died June 8, 1947 in Parma, Idaho) was Governor of Idaho from 1927 until 1931.

Baldridge entered the Idaho Legislature in 1911 as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives. In 1913 he moved to the Idaho State Senate, serving a single term there as well. In 1922 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Idaho and served in that capacity in the administration of Governor Charles C. Moore.

Baldridge was elected Governor of Idaho in 1926 and reelected in 1928.

Preceded by: Charles C. Moore	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho January 1, 1923–January 3, 1927	Succeeded by: O. E. Hailey
Preceded by: Charles C. Moore	Governor of Idaho January 3, 1927–January 5, 1931	Succeeded by: C. Ben Ross

Governors of Idaho
Shoup • Willey • McConnell • Steunenberg • Hunt • Morrison • Gooding • Brady • Hawley • Haines • Alexander • Davis • Moore • Baldridge • Ross • B. Clark • Bottolfsen • C. Clark • Bottolfsen • Gossett • Williams • Robins • Jordan • Smylie • Samuelson • Andrus • Evans • Andrus • Batt • Kempthorne • Risch • Otter (elect)