Robert S. Babcock

Robert S. Babcock
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden County District 5-2
In office
January 8, 1975 – January 7, 1981
Serving with Mary Barbara Maher
Preceded byPaul Graves, Wayne Jameson (District 11-2)
Succeeded byMary Barbara Maher, Jeanne B. Kennedy
68th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
January 8, 1959 – January 4, 1961
GovernorRobert Stafford
Preceded byRobert Stafford
Succeeded byRalph A. Foote
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office
January 9, 1957 – January 8, 1959
Preceded byAsa S. Bloomer
Succeeded byAsa S. Bloomer
Member of the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County
In office
January 9, 1957 – January 8, 1959
Serving with Frederick Fayette, Russell F. Niquette, Hector Marcoux
Preceded byHector T. Marcoux, Russell F. Niquette, Robert C. Spencer
Succeeded byLeslie Barry, Hector T. Marcoux, Frank R. O'Brien, Eugene A. Richard
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 4, 1955
Serving with Holger C. Petersen, Edward W. Mudgett, Fortis H. Abbott (1951)
Fortis H. Abbott, Edward W. Mudgett, Morris R. Wilcox (1953)
Preceded byWilliam L. Hammond, Charles P. Smith Jr., Holger C. Petersen, Aaron H. Grout
Succeeded byLeslie Barry, Hector T. Marcoux, Frank R. O'Brien, Eugene A. Richard
Personal details
Born
Robert Shillingford Babcock

(1915-07-22)July 22, 1915
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1985(1985-09-01) (aged 70)
Yuma, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAlice-Anne Hanchett
Children5
EducationUniversity of Rochester
University of Oxford
Northwestern University
ProfessionCollege professor
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1943–1946
RankLieutenant (junior grade)
Battles/warsWorld War II

Robert Shillingford Babcock (July 22, 1915 – September 1, 1985) was an American college professor and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service in both houses of the Vermont General Assembly, and as lieutenant governor from 1959 to 1961.