Jasper Babcock

{{Short description|American politician}}

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Jasper Babcock (April 6, 1821 - 1896) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State for Nevada from 1879 to 1882.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVTRqvvSfkkC&q=jasper+babcock|title=Report|first=Nevada State|last=Library|date=May 29, 1966|via=Google Books}} He was a Republican.[https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/sos-information/office-facts/previous-secretaries-of-state Previous Secretaries of State]{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SlRRAQAAMAAJ&q=%22jasper+babcock%22+nevada+herkimer&pg=RA6-PA45|title = American Politics (Non-partisan) from the Beginning to Date. Embodying a History of All the Political Parties with Their Views and Records on All Important Questions. Great Speeches on All Great Issues, the Text of All Existing Political Laws ... Also a Complete Federal Blue Book|last1 = Cooper|first1 = Thomas Valentine|year = 1883}}

Babcock was born in Ashford, Connecticut. His parents moved to New York where he lived until 1852.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1W0LAQAAIAAJ&q=jasper+babcock|title=Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Nevada, 1881|first=Thompson &|last=West|date=May 29, 1958|publisher=Howell-North|via=Google Books}} In 1855 he gave testimony on California's state prison system.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66hFAQAAMAAJ&q=jasper+babcock|title=Report of Committee Relative to the Condition and Management of the State Prison|first=California Legislature Senate State Prison|last=Committee|date=May 29, 1855|publisher=B.B. Redding, state printer|via=Google Books}}

He was preceded in office by James D. Minor. He issued a report for a two-year period.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDEbAQAAIAAJ&q=jasper+babcock|title=Biennial Report of the Secretary of State|first=Nevada Secretary of|last=State|date=May 29, 1875|via=Google Books}} He was succeeded by John M. Dormer.