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

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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.

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