Leverett W. Babcock Explained

Leverett Wright Babcock
Order:26th
Office:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start:1903
Term End:1905
Office2:Minnesota State Representative
Term Start2:1899
Term End2:1905
Predecessor:Michael J. Dowling
Successor:Frank Clague
Birth Date:1840
Birth Place:New York
Death Date:1906
Alma Mater:University of Vermont
Party:Republican
Residence:Wadena, Minnesota
Profession:Physician

Leverett Wright Babcock (1840–1906) was a Minnesota Republican politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Babcock, a physician, came to Minnesota in 1879. He served as village council president for Wadena, Minnesota for seven years, and was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1898. He served three terms, his last as speaker. Babcock died in 1906.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=11105 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present