Ezekiel Babcock

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Ezekiel Babcock (August 22, 1828 – April 16, 1905) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Westerlo, New York, Babcock moved to Ceresco, Wisconsin (now Ripon, Wisconsin) in 1852. He was a farmer and served as chairman of the Ripon Town Board. In 1882, Babcock served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1882, "Biographical Sketch of Ezekiel Babcock", pg. 564
  2. ^ Maurice McKenna, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present Volume II, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Fred Babcock (information about his father Ezekiel Babcock is in the biographical sketch), pp. 64-65.