Background
Babcock, Howard Edward was born on February 23, 1889 in Gilbertsville, New York, United States. Son of Howard Worden and Mary Emma (Donahue) Babcock.
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Babcock, Howard Edward was born on February 23, 1889 in Gilbertsville, New York, United States. Son of Howard Worden and Mary Emma (Donahue) Babcock.
Bachelor of Arts, Syracuse University, 1911 (honorary Doctor of Laws, 1941).
Teacher Elmira (New York) Free Academy, 1912-1913. County agent Cattaraugus and Tompkins counties, 1913-1914. Assistant state director Farm Bureaus, New York, 1914-1915.
Secretary Agricultural Conference Board, New York State, 1917-1921. Secretary New York State Farm Bureau Federation, 1919-1921. State director Farm Bureaus, 1915-1919.
Leave of absence, 1917-1918, to serve on New York State Food Conservation Commission. Professor of marketing, Cornell Univercity, 1920-1922. General manager Coöp.
Grange League Federation Exchange, 1922-1932, 1935-1936. President Coöp. G L.F. Holding Corporation, 1932-1935. President Coöp. G.L.F. Products, Inc., 1937-1940.
Director The G.L.F. School of Coöp. Administration, 1940-1943. Director research (G.L.F.), 1943-1945.
Member business advisory council for unites states department Commerce, 1944-1945. Member National Research Advisory Committee since 1946. Assistant chairman Federal Farm Board, 1933.
Director Central Bank for Coöp., 1933-1939. Special consultant Farm Credit Adminstrn. President National Council Farmer Cooperatives, 1943.
Chairman New York State Emergency Food Commission, 1943. Trustee Cornell Univercity (Chairman of the Board 1940-1947).
Member Governor Roosevelt’s Agricultural Advisory Committee, New York State Council Farms and Markets, Guernsey and Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association, Delta Chi. Owns and operates poultry and stock farms totalling 1000 acres.
Married Hilda Wall Butler, October 23, 1913. Children: Howard E., Barbara Elizabeth, John Butler.