page_title: John C. Babcock
hierarchical_section_title: John C. Babcock
caption_attribution_description: English: Print of John C. Babcock's sliding-seat invention
context_page_description: John C. Babcock was a founding father of American amateur rowing and an important member of the secret service for the Union Army during the Civil War.
context_section_description: John C. Babcock (September 6, 1836 – November 20, 1908) was a founding father of American amateur rowing and an important member of the secret service for the Union Army during the Civil War.
caption: Babcock's Sliding Seat Invention for Rowing (1869)
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