Maltbie badcock biography

American clergyman and writer (–)

Maltbie Davenport Babcock (August 3, – May 18, ) was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century.

Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century.

Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century.

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Maltbie Davenport Babcock (August 3, – May 18, ) was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century.

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He authored the familiar hymn, This is My Father's World, among others.^[1]

Early life

Babcock was born at Syracuse, New York,^[2] eldest son of Henry and Emily Maria (Maltbie) Babcock.

His first American ancestor was James Babcock (–), a native of England, who emigrated in , settling first at Portsmouth, Rhode Island and then in Westerly, where his descendants became prominent.^[3] Maltbie Davenport Babcock's great-grandfather, Henry Davis, was second president of Hamilton College, and his grandfather, Rev.

Ebenezer Davenport Maltbie, was also a Presbyterian minister of note. As a young man, Babcock was described as "tall and broad-shouldered" and a muscular swimmer and baseball player.^[4]

Maltbie Babcock was educated in the public schools of Syracuse and gradua