Lieutenant Fitz Henry Babbitt (10 October 1790 – 15 January 1815) was an officer of the United States Navy who served during the War of 1812, and was killed during the capture of USS President.
Returning home to the United States in Spitfire in August 1806, Babbitt joined the frigate Chesapeake in 1807 and had charge of her quarterdeck guns on the occasion of the battle with HMS Leopard on 22 June 1807.
United States, however, languished at New London – along with her recent prize, HMS Macedonian, by then also in American service, and the sloop of war Hornet – under a blockade imposed by a powerful British squadron.
During the ensuing fight, President managed to inflict sufficient damage on HMS Endymion to force her out of the struggle, but the unequal contest exacted a greater toll from the American ship.
Unable to outrun her other adversaries because of hull damage sustained during a grounding soon after sailing, President finally succumbed to the combined attention of the three remaining British ships after a six-hour exchange in which she lost 24 of her crewmen and three of her lieutenants, including Babbitt.