# Clinton Babbitt

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American politician (1831–1907)

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Clinton Babbitt Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Preceded by Lucien B. Caswell Succeeded by Henry A. Cooper Personal details Born November 16, 1831 Westmoreland, New Hampshire, U.S. Died March 11, 1907(1907-03-11) (aged 75) Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S. Resting place Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit Party Democratic Spouse Sarah S. Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1857⁠–⁠1907)​ Children 10 Occupation Farmer

**Clinton Babbitt** (November 16, 1831 – March 11, 1907) was an American farmer, [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) politician, and [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin) pioneer. He served one term in the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives), representing [Wisconsin's 1st congressional district](/source/Wisconsin's_1st_congressional_district) during the [52nd Congress](/source/52nd_United_States_Congress) (1891–1893). He was also a member of the first city council for the city of [Beloit, Wisconsin](/source/Beloit%2C_Wisconsin), and was a leading member of the state agricultural society for many years.

## Biography

Born in [Westmoreland, New Hampshire](/source/Westmoreland%2C_New_Hampshire), Babbitt attended the common schools and was graduated from Keene (New Hampshire) Academy. He moved to [Wisconsin](/source/Wisconsin) in 1853 and settled near [Beloit](/source/Beloit%2C_Wisconsin) in [Rock County](/source/Rock_County%2C_Wisconsin). He engaged in agricultural pursuits.[1]

Babbitt was elected a member of the first [city council](/source/City_council) of Beloit. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1880 to the [Forty-seventh Congress](/source/Forty-seventh_Congress). He was appointed [postmaster](/source/Postmaster) of Beloit by President Cleveland on August 2, 1886, and served until August 17, 1889, when a successor was appointed. He was appointed secretary of the state agricultural society of Wisconsin in 1885 and served until 1899.[1]

Babbitt was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Fifty-second Congress](/source/Fifty-second_Congress) (March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893) and represented [Wisconsin's 1st congressional district](/source/Wisconsin's_1st_congressional_district). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the [Fifty-third Congress](/source/Fifty-third_Congress).[1]

He retired from public life and active business pursuits and resided in Beloit until his death on March 11, 1907. He was interred in Beloit's Oakwood Cemetery.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wihist_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wihist_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wihist_1-2) ["Babbitt, Clinton 1831 - 1907"](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS5072). *[Wisconsin Historical Society](/source/Wisconsin_Historical_Society)*. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

## External links

- United States Congress. ["Clinton Babbitt (id: B000001)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000001). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Lucien B. Caswell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Succeeded by Henry A. Cooper

v t e Wisconsin's delegation(s) to the 52nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) 52nd Senate: ▌P. Sawyer (R) ▌W. Vilas (D) House: ▌N. Haugen (R) ▌C. Barwig (D) ▌G. Brickner (D) ▌C. Babbitt (D) ▌A. Bushnell (D) ▌F. Coburn (D) ▌T. Lynch (D) ▌L. Miller (D) ▌J. Mitchell (D)

v t e United States representatives from Wisconsin 1st district Lynde Durkee Wells Jr. Potter Brown Paine Mitchell Williams Winans Caswell Babbitt Cooper Randall Cooper Amlie Blanchard Amlie Bolles Smith Flynn Schadeberg Stalbaum Schadeberg Aspin Barca Neumann Ryan Steil 2nd district Darling Cole Eastman Washburn Hanchett McIndoe Sloan Hopkins Atwood Hazelton Caswell Sumner Bragg Guenther Barwig Sauerhering Dahle Adams Nelson Burke Voigt Kading Henney Sauthoff Hawks Jr. Sauthoff Henry Davis Tewes Kastenmeier Klug Baldwin Pocan 3rd district Doty Macy Billinghurst Larrabee Sloan Cobb Barber Magoon Hazelton Jones La Follette Bushnell Babcock Murphy Kopp Nelson Monahan Nelson Withrow Griswold Stevenson Withrow Thomson Baldus Gunderson Kind Van Orden 4th district Eldredge Mitchell Lynde Deuster Van Schaick Smith Van Schaick Mitchell Somers Otjen Cary Kleczka Schafer Cannon Schafer Wasielewski Brophy Zablocki Kleczka Moore 5th district Wheeler Sawyer Eldredge Burchard Bragg Rankin Hudd Brickner Barney Stafford Berger Stafford Stafford Berger Stafford O'Malley Thill McMurray Biemiller Kersten Biemiller Kersten Reuss Moody Barrett Sensenbrenner Fitzgerald 6th district McIndoe Washburn Rusk Sawyer Kimball Bouck Guenther Clark Miller Wells Cook Davidson Weisse Burke Reilly Davidson Lampert Reilly Keefe Van Pelt Race Steiger Petri Grothman 7th district Rusk Humphrey Woodward Thomas Coburn Shaw Griffin Esch Beck Hull Withrow Boileau Murray Laird Obey Duffy Tiffany 8th district McDill Cate Pound Price Price Haugen Barnes Minor Davidson Browne Boileau Hughes Schneider Johns Dilweg Byrnes Froehlich Cornell Roth Johnson Green Kagen Ribble Gallagher Wied 9th district Stephenson McCord Lynch Stewart Brown Minor Küstermann Konop Classon Schneider Frear Hull Johnson Davis Kasten Sensenbrenner 10th district Haugen Jenkins Brown Morse Frear Peavey Gehrmann O'Konski 11th district Jenkins Lenroot Nelson Peavey Territory Jones Doty Dodge Martin Tweedy Sibley

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