Joseph W. Babcock | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Allen R. Bushnell |
| Succeeded by | James William Murphy |
| Member of theWisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1888–1892 | |
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| Born | March 6, 1850 Swanton, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1909(1909-04-27) (aged 59) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was a seven-termRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromWisconsin.
Born inSwanton, Vermont. Babcock was the grandson ofJoseph Weeks, a Congressman from Vermont.[1] He grew up inButler County, Iowa, where he started his lumber career working at his father's lumberyard. In 1881 he moved toNecedah, Wisconsin, where he amassed a fortune during his 17 years as manager and secretary of the Necedah Lumber Company, and served in theWisconsin State Assembly from 1888 to 1892.
He married Mary Finch, a native ofClinton, Iowa, and the daughter of C. C. Finch. They resided for many years inNecedah, Wisconsin, where Babcock was in the lumber business. They had a son, Charles, and a daughter, Amelia. The Babcocks owned a residence onCapitol Hill facing the capitol grounds.[2]
In 1892, Babcock was elected to the53rd United States Congress fromWisconsin's 3rd congressional district and was reelected to the six subsequent congresses as well serving from March 4, 1893, till March 3, 1907. In 1893, he helped organize theRepublican Congressional Campaign Committee; he was credited with helping achieve Republican successes in the 1894 House elections, and was chairman of the committee for the next ten years. He was a candidate forSpeaker of the House in 1902, but lost toJoseph Cannon. He was defeated for reelection in 1906 byDemocratJames William Murphy. Speeches on "History of Money and Financial Legislature in the United States" and "Three Evenings with Silver and Money" were published in pamphlet form by him in 1896.[1]
He continued to live in Washington, D.C., where in 1909 he died at the age of 59 after suffering for several weeks from liver and kidney problems.
"Babcock, Joseph Weeks".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 171.
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