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Babcock
Babcock is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alpheus Babcock (1785–1842), American piano and musical instrument maker * Audrey Babcock American operatic mezzo-soprano *Barbara Babcock (born 1937), American actress *Betty Lee Babcock (1922–2013), American businesswoman and politician *Brad Babcock (1939–2020), American college baseball coach *Brenton D. Babcock (1830–1906), mayor of Cleveland, Ohio *Charlie Babcock (born 1979), American actor * Chip Babcock (born 1949), American attorney *Christine Babcock, American runner * Courtney Babcock (born 1972), Canadian runner *Edward V. Babcock (1864–1948), mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *E. B. Babcock (1877–1954), American plant geneticist * Elnora Monroe Babcock (1852–1934), American suffragist, press chair *Emma Whitcomb Babcock (1849–1926), American litterateur, author *Erin Babcock (1981–2020), Canadian politician *Ezekiel Babcock (1828–1905), American farmer and politician *Laura B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havilah Babcock
Havilah Babcock (September 8, 1837 – April 21, 1905) was an American manufacturing executive and a joint founder of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Early life Born in Franklin, Vermont, Babcock moved with his family to Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1846. In 1849 they moved again to Neenah, Wisconsin, his father had gotten a contract to excavate and construct the Neenah portion of the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway. At age 12 he became a child laborer in his father's project, thus bringing an end to Babcock's education. Following his mother's death in 1851 and the completion of the waterway project in 1852, Babcock found work as a box boy at a local dry goods store where he also slept at night, as his widowed father had begun farming with a new wife six miles from town. At age 16 Babcock was promoted to clerk, in which he achieved notable success selling dress goods to women. In 1857 due to his success in sales, the wealthy father of his friend John A. Kimberly set the two young men up as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Babcock
John Henry Foster Babcock (July 23, 1900 – February 18, 2010) was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran. Babcock first attempted to join the army at the age of fifteen, but was turned down and sent to work in Halifax until he was placed in the Young Soldiers Battalion in August 1917. Babcock was then transferred to the United Kingdom, where he continued his training until the end of the war. Having never seen combat, Babcock did not consider himself a veteran and moved to the United States in the 1920s, where he joined the United States Army and eventually became an electrician. In May 2007, following the death of Dwight Wilson, he became the last surviving veteran of the First World War who served with the Canadian forces. From that point he received international attention, including 109th birthday greetings from Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chip Babcock
Charles L. "Chip" Babcock (born 23 June 1949) is an American attorney with the Texas-based law firm Jackson Walker L.L.P. He is best known for serving as lead litigator for Oprah Winfrey in several cases, including a 1998 lawsuit regarding an episode of ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' about mad cow disease. He is a graduate of Brown University and the Boston University School of Law. Education Babcock attended Brown University where he earned an AB in 1971. He went on to earn a JD from the Boston University School of Law in 1976. While at Boston University, Babcock served as the executive editor of the ''Boston University Law Review''. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1977. Professional career Early career In college, Babcock was the sports director for Brown University radio station WBRU. He then worked as a sports writer for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Following his completion of law school in 1976, Babcock spent two years working for Judge Robert Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Babcock
Barbara Babcock (born February 27, 1937) is an American actress who played Grace Gardner on ''Hill Street Blues'', for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981, She played Dorothy Jennings on ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995. Early life Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, where her father, U.S. Army Gen. Conrad Stanton Babcock, Jr., was stationed. She learned to speak Japanese before English. Babcock studied at Switzerland's University of Lausanne and Italy's University of Milan. She also attended Miss Porter's School and graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a classmate of Ali MacGraw. Career Babcock's television appearances began in 1956. They included several episodes of the original series of ''Star Trek'', although much of her work on the show consisted of uncredited voice roles. In 1968, she made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Babcock
Maud May Babcock (May 2, 1867 – December 31, 1954) was the first female member of the University of Utah's faculty. She taught at the university for 46 years, beginning in 1892. While there she established the University Theater, originated the first college dramatic club in the United States, led the production of the first university stage play, directed over 300 plays and taught. She is also founded the Department of Speech and the Department of Physical Education at the University of Utah. Life Babcock was born in East Worcester, New York to William Wayne Babcock and Sarah Jane Butler. She was educated in the public schools of Binghamton, New York then received a Bachelor of Arts from Wells College in New York and a Bachelor of Education from the National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia. In 1890, she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with a diploma. At other times in her professional life she studied at the University of Chicago and scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Whitcomb Babcock
Emma Whitcomb Babcock (, Whitcomb; April 24, 1849 – 1926) was an American litterateur and author. She did considerable work as a book reviewer, and contributed to various leading magazines. She was the author of ''Household Hints'', a domestic management guide, and ''A Mother's Note Book'', as well as other works. She was president of The Belles-Lettres club, well known in western Pennsylvania, which founded a public library. Babcock died in 1926. Early life Emma Whitcomb was born in Adams, New York, April 24, 1849. She was the daughter of Henry Holley Whitcomb and Judith Maria Mooney Whitcomb. Career As a writer, Babcock contributed to journals and magazines. Also a book-reviewer, she was probably best known through her series of unsized articles which during five years appeared in the New York City "Evening Post." She was a contributor to the first number of "Babyhood" and also of the "Cosmopolitan." She published "Household Hints" (1890), and later, "A Mother's Note Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Babcock-Key
Courtney Babcock-Key (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian coach and competitor in the sport of running. Babcock holds the Canadian Women's 5000m(14:54.96) and formerly held the 10,000m records both set during the 2003 season. She broke the Canadian 5000m record in the final of the 2003 World Track and Field IAAF Championships in Paris, where she finished in eighth place, securing her a spot for the 2004 Olympic Games. Her 1500m time of 4:01.99 was also a top time in the World that year. She is a five-time national champion. Two times in each the 5000m and 10,000m and once in Cross Country. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario Babcock trained in the United States. Her father was Larry Babcock a hockey player who was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens. Larry died in 2007. In high school, she was more interested in swimming and basketball, but moved to running in her final year while attending the Bishop Strachan School in Toronto. A full-time athlete for 13 years, she attended the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Keyes Babcock
Mabel Keyes Babcock (May 20, 1862 – December 3, 1931) was one of America's early women landscape architects. She taught at Wellesley College and the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture before going on to become Dean of Women Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Early life and education Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on May 20, 1862, Mabel Keyes Babcock was the daughter of botanist Henry H. Babcock and Mary Porter (Keyes) Babcock. She was a descendant of William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth Colony. Both of her parents were involved in education: Henry was for a time the principal of Somerville High School in Massachusetts, while Mary, after Henry died, became the headmistress of Kenilworth Hall, a girls' school in the Chicago area. Babcock got her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1889. Twenty years later she resumed her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which she received a B.S. degree in 1908 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Babcock
Bradley Littleton Babcock (March 10, 1939 – June 2, 2020) was an American college baseball coach, the head coach of James Madison (JMU) from 1971 to 1989. Under him, the Dukes appeared in five NCAA Tournaments (four in Division I) and the 1983 College World Series. His overall record in 19 seasons was 555–251–4, including a home record of 339–71–1. Coaching career After graduating from Lynchburg College in 1963, Babcock worked as a high school baseball coach in Colorado, New Hampshire, and Vermont. James Madison started its baseball program in 1970, shortly after it became co-educational. Babcock took over in 1971, its second season. It started out as an NCAA Division II program but joined Division I for the 1977 season. In addition to being JMU's baseball coach, Babcock held several other positions in the early 1970s. At the university, he was an assistant football coach, junior varsity basketball coach, physical education instructor, and intramural director. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Lee Babcock
Betty Lee Babcock (March 11, 1922 – August 4, 2013) was an American businesswoman, politician, and the wife of the Governor of Montana Tim M. Babcock. She served as the First Lady of Montana from 1962 to 1969, as a delegate to the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention, and as a member of Montana House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977. Early life Born in Aplington, Iowa, on March 11, 1922, Babcock moved to Montana in 1926. She went to Dawson County Junior College. On September 21, 1941, she married Tim M. Babcock, who joined her father's trucking business which later became: Babcock & Lee. Career In 1962, Babcock became Montana's first lady when her husband, then lieutenant governor, became governor upon the death of Donald Nutter. From 1969 to 1971, Babcock served as director of the Helena Chamber of Commerce. The Babcocks opened the Colonial Inn in Helena in 1970, and Betty managed it. Betty Babcock was elected to and served in the Montana Constitutional Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Babcock
Christine Babcock is a two-time all-American collegiate athlete in the United States. She is an Oiselle professional athlete and is best known for being one of only a few high school athletes to compete in the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon and for setting two national high school records at the distances of 1500 and 1600 meters. Early life and education Babcock was born in Laguna Hills, California. Her parents met at a running club and her mother, Kelly Babcock, competed in the 1984 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Christine is the middle of three daughters. Christine attended Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California. She graduated at the University of Washington in 2013. Athletic career High school Babcock's first major victory in track and field came by winning the girls' 2006 outdoor 1600 meter CIF California State Meet title in 4:41.29 (with a margin of over 1 second) as a sophomore. During the following cross country season, she won the CIF Divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Babcock
Erin Babcock (6 June 1981 – 25 April 2020) was a Canadian nurse and politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Stony Plain. Early life Babcock was the daughter of a pipeliner in the Alberta oil industry, and her family lived in many areas across Western Canada during her childhood. She mentioned that her family's involvement in the oil industry had affected their family life and their economic status. Career Babcock worked as a licensed practical nurse since 2006 before entering politics in 2015. She had worked in Kindersley, Saskatchewan as a nurse before moving to Edmonton. Babcock worked closely with elderly and stroke patients as well as patients with serious mental and physical health issues. While in Kindersley, Babcock was involved in the Special Olympics where she served on the board of directors. Legislative Assembly of Alberta In the 2015 Alberta general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
