H. C. Baldridge

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H. C. Baldridge
In office
January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Lieutenant 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(1868-11-24)
Carlock, Illinois
Died June 8, 1947 (aged 78)
Parma, Idaho
Political party Republican
Spouse Cora McCreight
Residence Parma
Profession Agribusiness
Religion Presbyterian

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
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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
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