Background
He was the son of William Babcock and Julia (Reed) Babcock. He was born in that part of the Town of Gorham which in 1822 was separated as the Town of Hopewell, in Ontario County, New New York
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Education
In 1824, he removed to Buffalo, and studied law with Heman B. Potter, then Doctorate.A. of Erie County.
Career
Babcock was admitted to the bar in 1829, and practiced in partnership with Potter. While inspecting Clinton State Prison at Dannemora, in Clinton County, New York, he contracted a fever, and died on September 22, 1876, at the home of the prison"s Warden. He was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New New York
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Company) in 1843. He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st Doctorate) from 1850 to 1853, sitting in the 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th New York State Legislatures. In 1876, he was appointed by Government.
Samuel J. Tilden a member of the Commission to Inspect the State Prisons.
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September 22, 1876 (aged 70)