Ira L. Babcock | |
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| 1st and 3rd Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon | |
| In office February 18, 1841 – May 2, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Osborne Russell |
| In office June 27, 1844 – November 11, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Osborne Russell |
| Succeeded by | James Nesmith |
| Chairman/President of the Committee at Champoeg Meetings | |
| In office September 23, 1842 – May 2, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | David Leslie |
| Succeeded by | First Executive Committee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | circa 1808 New York |
| Died | March 21, 1888 |
| Occupation | Physician, judge |
Ira Leonard Babcock (c. 1808 – March 21, 1888) was an American pioneer and doctor in the Oregon Country. A native of New York, he was selected as the first Supreme Judge with probate powers in February 1841 in what would become the state of Oregon.[1]
Although the meeting where he was selected did not produce an acting government, he also took over the executive and legislative powers as the first person in Oregon's history. The meeting was the first of several meetings, presided by him since 1842, that led to a Provisional Government in the Willamette Valley in May 1843.[1]