Mary Reynolds Babcock | |
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| Born | Mary Katharine Reynolds Aug 8, 1908 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1953 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | Charles Babcock |
| Parent(s) | R. J. Reynolds and Katharine Smith Reynolds |
| Relatives | R. J. Reynolds Jr.; Zachary Smith Reynolds |
Mary Reynolds Babcock (August 8, 1908 – July 17, 1953) was an American philanthropist. As the daughter of R.J Reynolds and Katharine Smith Reynolds, she therefore inherited considerable wealth from her father's company, the nationally prominent R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She was a founder for both the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. She and her husband Charles Babcock gifted Wake Forest University 350 acres, and the university moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.