Leverett W. Babcock

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Leverett Wright Babcock
26th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1903–1905
Preceded byMichael J. Dowling
Succeeded byFrank Clague
Minnesota State Representative
In office
1899–1905
Personal details
Born1840
New York
Died1906
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceWadena, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Vermont
ProfessionPhysician

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]

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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1903–1905
Succeeded by