Alfred Babcock
Alfred Babcock was an American physician, politician, and a United States [House of Representatives|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 Academy. He studied medicine and became a physician.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.Elected as a Whig to the 27th [United States Congress|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. 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.