Leander Babcock

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Leander Babcock

| image = Leander Babcock.jpg

| state = New York

| district = 23rd

| term_start = March 4, 1851

| term_end = March 3, 1853

| preceded = William Duer|

| succeeded = Caleb Lyon

| birth_date = {{birth date text|March 1, 1811}}

| death_date = {{death-date and age|August 18, 1864|March 1, 1811}}

| birth_place = Paris, New York

| death_place = Richfield Springs, New York

| citizenship = {{US}}

| spouse = Ellen B. Babcock

| children =

| profession = Attorney,

politician

| party = Democratic Party

| alma_mater = Union College

}}

Leander Babcock (March 1, 1811 – August 18, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York from 1851 to 1853.

Biography

Babcock was born in Paris, New York, in 1811. He first attended Hamilton College and then transferred to Union College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated in 1830. He studied law at Union College and was admitted to the New York bar in 1834.

Career

Babcock moved to Oswego, New York, where he practiced law. From 1840 to 1843, he served as the district attorney for Oswego County. He then became mayor of Oswego.{{cite web|title=Leander Babcock|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000005|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=16 July 2013}}

Elected to the 32nd United States Congress, Babcock served from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.{{cite web|title=Leander Babcock|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/leander_babcock/401011|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|access-date=16 July 2013}} After his term in office, he returned to Oswego and served as president of its board of education in 1855 and as an alderman from 1856 to 1858.

Death

Babcock died in Richfield Springs, New York, on August 18, 1864, aged 53. He is interred at Riverside Cemetery in Oswego, New York.{{cite web|title=Leander Babcock|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/babcock.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|access-date=16 July 2013}}