Lorenzo A. Babcock
Lorenzo A. Babcock (June 15, 1820 – April 2, 1860) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as the first attorney general of Minnesota Territory, a position he held from 1849 to 1853.
Born in Berkshire, Vermont, Babcock was a son of Elias Babcock and Clara (Olmstead) Babcock.[1] Among his siblings was Orville E. Babcock.[1]
Babcock studied law and became an attorney. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1849 and on the Minnesota Territorial Council from 1852 to 1853.[2] In 1849 he was appointed territorial attorney general, and he served until 1853.
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- ^ a b Olmstead, Henry King (1912). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America. New York, NY: A. T. De La Mare. p. 299 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lorenzo A. Babcock, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
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