Joseph W. Babcock
Joseph W. Babcock | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Allen R. Bushnell |
| Succeeded by | James William Murphy |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Juneau County district | |
| In office January 7, 1889 – January 2, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | John Grimshaw |
| Succeeded by | W. Peter Wheelihan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1850 Swanton, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1909 (aged 59) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Relatives | Joseph Weeks (grandfather) |
| Occupation | Lumber businessman |
Joseph Weeks Babcock (March 6, 1850 – April 27, 1909) was an American lumber businessman and Republican politician from central Wisconsin. He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1893 to 1907. He served as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1894, and saw the Republicans returned to the U.S. House majority, and was then retained as chairman for the 1896, 1898, and 1900 elections.
Before serving in Congress, he served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1889–1893). He is the namesake of Babcock, Wisconsin. His maternal grandfather and namesake was Joseph Weeks, who served as a U.S. representative from New Hampshire in the 1830s.