Alfred Babcock
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alfred Babcock
| image =
| state = New York
| district = 33rd
| term_start = March 4, 1841
| term_end = March 3, 1843
| preceded = Charles F. Mitchell
| succeeded = Albert Smith
| birth_date = {{birth-date|April 15, 1805}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|May 16, 1871|April 15, 1805}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, New York, US
| death_place = Galesburg, Illinois, US
| spouse =
| children =
| profession = {{ubl
| Physician
| politician
}}
| party = Whig
| alma_mater = Gains Academy, New York
}}
Alfred Babcock (April 15, 1805 – May 16, 1871) was an American physician, politician, and a U.S. Representative from New York's thirty-third district.
Biography
Born in Hamilton, New York, Babcock attended the local schools. He also attended the Gaines (New York) Academy. He studied medicine and became a physician.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Career
Babcock moved to Gaines, New York, where he practiced his profession. He was elected a member of the board of trustees of the village of Gaines at its first election on May 28, 1839.{{cite web|title=Alfred Babcock|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000003|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=7 August 2013}}
Elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress as a U.S. Representative for New York's thirty-third district, Babcock served from March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843.{{cite web|title=Alfred Babcock|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/alfred_babcock/401009|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=7 August 2013}} He resumed the practice of medicine in Gaines, New York, when his term was over.
In 1850, Babcock moved to Illinois and settled in Galesburg, Illinois, where he continued the practice of his profession until his death in 1871.
Death
Babcock died in Galesburg on May 16, 1871 (age 66 years, 31 days). He is interred at Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois.{{cite web|title=Alfred Babcock|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/babcock.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=7 August 2013}}
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External links
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| state= New York
| district= 33
| before= Charles F. Mitchell
| after= Albert Smith
| years= 1841–1843}}
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Category:People from Galesburg, Illinois
Category:People from Orleans County, New York
Category:Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives