William Babcock

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William Babcock (1785 - October 20, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Babcock moved to Penn Yan, New York, in 1813 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Upon the formation of Yates County was appointed by the Governor as the first county treasurer.

Babcock was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833). He resumed mercantile pursuits and also was engaged as a hotel keeper. He died in Penn Yan, New York, October 20, 1838. He was interred in City Hill Cemetery in Torrey Township, near Penn Yan.

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• William Babcock at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress