Babbitt Family photographs  
Fonds - 1898-[ca. 1907]
P19

The photographer who took these photographs was most likely to have been George Nealon Babbitt. Born in Fredericton on 17 March 1842 to Samuel W Babbitt (formerly manager of the Central Bank and later of the People's Bank of NB, both in Fredericton) and Francis Marie (or Maria) Babbitt. George N. was employed by the province for 55 years: first as a clerk in Crown Land office in 1860. then transferred to Provincial Secretary's department under Leonard Tilley. Post confederation, he went to the Receiver General's department under John A Beckwith and then eventually became the Deputy Receiver General about 1883. At the time of his death in 1915 he was called "the oldest employee in the provincial civil service". His services for each being rewarded when he was made a companion of the Imperial Service Order (an honour received from King Edward VII on 27 June 1908), he was shortly afterwards presented with the Imperial Service Order medal which he wore on special occasions.

George wa...