Elijah Babbitt (July 29, 1795 – January 9, 1887) was a
Republican
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United States Representative
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Babbitt was born in
Providence, Rhode Island
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. He moved with his parents to
New York State
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in 1805. He received an academic education and moved to
Milton, Pennsylvania
Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the West Branch Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley. It is approximately 10 miles upriver from the mouth ...
, in 1816. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in March 1824 and commenced practice in Milton.
He moved to
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...
, in 1826 and continued the practice of law. He served as attorney for the borough and subsequently for the city of Erie. He was prosecuting attorney for
Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1833 and served as deputy attorney general for the State in 1834 and 1835. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837 and served in the
Pennsylvania State Senate from 1843 to 1846.
Babbitt was elected as a Republican to the
Thirty-sixth and
Thirty-seventh Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in
1862. He resumed the practice of law and died in Erie in 1887. He was interred in
Erie Cemetery
Erie Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is situated on of land bordered on the east by Chestnut Street, the west by Cherry Street, the north by 19th Street, and the south by 26th Street.
History
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Sources
The Political Graveyard
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1795 births
1887 deaths
19th-century American politicians
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania lawyers
Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Politicians from Erie, Pennsylvania
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Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Burials in Pennsylvania