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    Babcock, Leverett Wright "L.W."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1899-1904 (District 53)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Hubbard, Todd, Wadena

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1840 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 12/25/1906 (uncertain)
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: L.W.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Wadena
    Occupation (when first elected): Physician

    EDUCATION

    University of Vermont; College Graduate; 1869

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Council/Aldermen: Wadena, Minnesota (Village Council, President); 1881 to 1888

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing, and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1899, 1901 and 1903 list his birth year as 1840. Session Weekly, May 14, 1999, and the Minnesota Historical Society's Death Certificate database list 1849.

    Toensing, and the Minnesota Historical Society's Death Certificate database list his death year as 1906. Session Weekly, May 14, 1999 lists 1907.

    He came to Wadena, Minnesota in 1879.

    He died, from injuries he sustained after falling from a streetcar that had been hit by another car, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    33rd Legislative Session (1903-1904)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/4/1902
    Residence: Wadena
    Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/2/1905
    Counties Represented: Hubbard, Todd, Wadena
    Occupation: Physician
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    32nd Legislative Session (1901-1902)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/6/1900
    Residence: Wadena
    Term of Office: 1/8/1901 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Hubbard, Todd, Wadena
    Occupation: Physician
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • General Legislation
    • Hospitals for the Insane
    • Public Health, Dairy and Food Products
    • Railroads
    • Towns and Counties

    31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 53
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Wadena
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/7/1901
    Counties Represented: Hubbard, Todd, Wadena
    Occupation: Physician
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Hospitals for the Insane
    • Legislative Expenses (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Small Town Doctor in Big-Time Politics." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, May 14, 1999, p. 4.


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