Robert S. Babcock | |
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Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden County District 5-2 | |
In office January 8, 1975 – January 7, 1981 Serving with Mary Barbara Maher | |
Preceded by | Paul Graves, Wayne Jameson (District 11-2) |
Succeeded by | Mary Barbara Maher, Jeanne B. Kennedy |
68th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 8, 1959 – January 4, 1961 | |
Governor | Robert Stafford |
Preceded by | Robert Stafford |
Succeeded by | Ralph A. Foote |
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate | |
In office January 9, 1957 – January 8, 1959 | |
Preceded by | Asa S. Bloomer |
Succeeded by | Asa S. Bloomer |
Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County | |
In office January 9, 1957 – January 8, 1959 Serving with Frederick Fayette, Russell F. Niquette, Hector Marcoux | |
Preceded by | Hector T. Marcoux, Russell F. Niquette, Robert C. Spencer |
Succeeded by | Leslie Barry, Hector T. Marcoux, Frank R. O'Brien, Eugene A. Richard |
In office January 3, 1951 – January 4, 1955 Serving with Holger C. Petersen, Edward W. Mudgett, Fortis H. Abbott (1951) Fortis H. Abbott, Edward W. Mudgett, Morris R. Wilcox (1953) | |
Preceded by | William L. Hammond, Charles P. Smith Jr., Holger C. Petersen, Aaron H. Grout |
Succeeded by | Leslie Barry, Hector T. Marcoux, Frank R. O'Brien, Eugene A. Richard |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Shillingford Babcock July 22, 1915 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 1, 1985 Yuma, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Alice-Anne Hanchett |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Rochester University of Oxford Northwestern University |
Profession | College professor |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1943–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Shillingford Babcock (July 22, 1915 – September 1, 1985) was an American college professor and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service in both houses of the Vermont General Assembly, and as lieutenant governor from 1959 to 1961.