Lorenzo Allen Babcock (June 15, 1820 – April 2, 1860) was an American attorney and politician. He was most notable for his service as the first attorney general of Minnesota Territory, a position he held from 1849 to 1853.

Born in Berkshire, Vermont, Babcock was a son of Elias Babcock and Clara (Olmstead) Babcock.[1] Among his siblings was Orville E. Babcock.[1]

Babcock studied law and became an attorney. A Whig,[2] he served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1849 and on the Minnesota Territorial Council from 1852 to 1853.[3] In 1849 he was appointed territorial attorney general, and he served until 1853. He became a Republican when the party was founded in the mid-1850s.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Olmstead, Henry King (1912). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America. New York, NY: A. T. De La Mare. p. 299 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Minnesota Legislature and Its Politics, &c: Political Character of the Council". The Minnesota Democrat. St. Paul, MN. January 19, 1853. p. 2 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. ^ Lorenzo A. Babcock, Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  4. ^ Von Baumbach, Fred (1885). Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN: Johnson, Smith & Harrison. p. 188 – via Google Books.


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