Leander Babcock

Leander Babcock was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United [States Democratic Party|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 (New York)|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.

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.

Elected to the 32nd [United States Congress], Babcock served from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.
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.