Brenton D. Babcock (October 2, 1830 – January 6, 1906) was an American politician who served as the 29th mayor of Cleveland.

In 1865, he moved to Cleveland, working for Cross, Payne & Co, a coal dealership.

[1] Babcock was a Mason who was elected high priest of the Ohio lodge in 1898.

[2] He died suddenly of apoplexy in January 1906, which some of his peers ascribed to a stock market downturn.

[3] In his memory, the local Masonic lodge was renamed the Brenton D. Babcock F. & A. M.