Robert S. Babcock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert S. Babcock

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1985

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Shillingford Babcock (July 22, 1915 – September 1, 1985) was an American politician, Republican from Vermont. He was born in Evanston, Illinois to Oliver and Martha (née Shillingford).
He served in the US Navy as a Lieutenant Junior Grade during the World War II era.
He graduated from University of Rochester and was a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford.
He later moved to Burlington, Vermont, and became a university professor. He served in the Vermont Senate (1951–1955 and 1957–1958) and was an alternate delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention. Elected the 67th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1958, he served a single term (1959–1961).
In 1960, he unsuccessfully ran for Republican gubernatorial nomination, losing to eventual winner F.
Ray Keyser, Jr. Babcock later served in the Vermont House of Representatives (1977–1981).
He died in Yuma, Arizona.