Alexander O. Babcock (December 21, 1816 – July 3, 1874) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
.
Biography
A native of
Homer, New York
Homer is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, New York (state), New York, United States of America. The population was 6,405 at the 2010 census. The name is from the Greek literature, Gr ...
, Babcock moved to
East Troy, Wisconsin
East Troy is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,687 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located southwest of the East Troy (town), Wisconsin, Town of ...
in 1843. He died in 1874.
Career
Babcock was a member of the Assembly in 1850. Additionally, he was a justice of the peace, Chairman of the
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,478. Its county seat is Elkhorn. The county was created in 1836 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1839. It is named for Re ...
Board of Supervisors and Attorney of Walworth County. He was a member of the
Whig Party.
References
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People from Homer, New York
People from East Troy, Wisconsin
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
County supervisors in Wisconsin
American justices of the peace
Wisconsin lawyers
Wisconsin Whigs
19th-century American legislators
1874 deaths
1816 births
19th-century American judges
19th-century American lawyers
19th-century Wisconsin politicians