Robert S. Babcock

Robert Shillingford Babcock (July 22, 1915 – September 1, 1985) was an American politician, Republican from Vermont.

Robert S. Babcock
67th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office January 8, 1959 – January 5, 1961
Governor	Robert Stafford
Preceded by	Robert Stafford
Succeeded by	Ralph A. Foote
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1915 Evanston, Illinois
Died	September 1, 1985 (aged 70) Yuma, Arizona
Political party	Republican

He was born in Evanston, Illinois to Oliver and Martha (née Shillingford). He served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant Junior Grade during the World War II era. He graduated from the University of Rochester and was a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford. He later moved to Burlington, Vermont, and became a university professor.

He served in the Vermont Senate (1951–1955 and 1957–1958) and was an alternate delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention.

Elected the 67th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1958, he served a single term (1959–1961). In 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Republican gubernatorial nomination, losing to eventual winner F. Ray Keyser, Jr.

Babcock later served in the Vermont House of Representatives (1977–1981). He died in Yuma, Arizona.[1]

References

1. The Vermont Encyclopedia, John Duffy/Samuel Hand/Ralph Orth-editors, University of Vermont Press, Burlington, Vermont: 2003, Biographical Sketch of Robert S. Babcock, page 45. ISBN 1-58465-086-9

• The Political Graveyard

External links

• Robert S. Babcock at Find a Grave