William Babcock (politician)
William Babcock | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district | |
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Maxwell |
Succeeded by | John Dickson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1785 Hinsdale, New Hampshire |
Died | October 20, 1838 Penn Yan, New York | (aged 52–53)
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Anti-Masonic Party |
Profession | Merchant
hotel keeper politician |
William Babcock (1785 – October 20, 1838) was an American politician and a U.S. representative from New York's twenty-sixth district.
Biography[]
Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Babcock attended the common schools.
Career[]
Babcock moved to Penn Yan, New York, in 1813 and engaged in mercantile pursuits owning more that one store.[1] Upon the formation of Yates County he was appointed by the Governor as the first county treasurer in 1823.
Elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress, Babcock served as a U.S. Representative for the twenty-sixth district of New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.[2] Resuming his mercantile pursuits, he was also engaged as a hotel keeper.
Death[]
Babcock died in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, on October 20, 1838 (age about 53 years). He is interred at City Hill Cemetery, near Penn Yan, New York.[3]
References[]
- ^ "William Babcock". Yates County Biographies. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "William Babcock". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ "William Babcock". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "William Babcock (id: B000006)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Find A Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1785 births
- 1838 deaths
- People from Hinsdale, New Hampshire
- Anti-Masonic Party politicians from New York (state)
- Anti-Masonic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Penn Yan, New York
- 19th-century American politicians
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)