Background
Trimble, Robert Ewing was born on February 18, 1929 in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. Son of Franklin Portiefield and Nola Voleta (Webb) Trimble.
Trimble, Robert Ewing was born on February 18, 1929 in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. Son of Franklin Portiefield and Nola Voleta (Webb) Trimble.
Bachelor of Science, West Texas State University, 1955. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1957.
Assistant & supervising probation officer San Mateo County Probation Department, Belmont, California, 1957—1962. State director National Council Crime & Delinquency, Indianapolis, 1962—1965, New York City, 1965—1972. Assistant to president, regional director San Francisco, 1972—1977.
Deputy secretary Department Corrections, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1977—1981, Department Corrections Washington, Olympia, 1981—1986. Consultant President Commission Law Enforcement & Administration Justice, 1966, Department of Health, 1970, Housing and Urban Development, 1971. Served with United States Air Force, 1949-1953.
Member of American Correctional Association, Washington Correctional Association.
Married Sarah Anderson Gosnell, July 15, 1961. Children: Mary Hamilton, Sarah Elizabeth, Joseph Franklin.