Robert S. Babcock

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Robert S. Babcock (born July 22, 1915 in Evanston , Illinois , † September 1, 1985 in Yuma , Arizona ) was an American politician who was Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1959 to 1961 .

Life

Robert Shillingford Babcock was born in Evanston, Illinois to Oliver M. Babcock and Martha Shillingford. He graduated from the University of Rochester in 1937 and received a Rhodes Scholarship from the University of Oxford , where he received his master's degree in 1939 . He received his PhD from Northwestern University in Illinois.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II . Babcock moved to Burlington and became Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont in 1946 . He was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1958 . In 1954 he became Governor Joseph B. Johnson's Secretary for Civil and Military Affairs. In 1956 he was elected President pro tempore of the Senate. As a member of the Republican Party , he won the election of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1958. His term of office lasted from 1959 to 1961. He lost the election of the Republican Party for the candidacy for governor in 1960 to F. Ray Keyser . Even in 1964, he could not win the nomination. He then worked at the University of Vermont on a major construction project, and subsequently led the conversion of three teacher training schools into comprehensive undergraduate colleges and initiated the formation of the Community College of Vermont. From 1977 to 1981 he was an MP in the Vermont House of Representatives .

Babcock died in Yuma, Arizona on September 1, 1985. It is not known where his grave is.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b University of Vermont Libraries: Robert S. Babcock Papers accessed on 25 December 2014
  2. ^ A b The PoliticalGraveyard.com: Robert Shillingford Babcock.Retrieved December 25, 2014
  3. ^ Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships. In: ac.uk. Rhodes House - Home of The Rhodes Scholarships, accessed May 12, 2019 .
  4. ^ The Vermont Encyclopedia edited by John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, Ralph D. Orth, University Press of New England, Issue 1, 2003, p. 45

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personal data
SURNAME Babcock, Robert S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Babcock, Robert Shillingford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1985
Place of death Yuma , Arizona