Benjamin Stark Jr.
Born: June 26, 1820
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Father: Benjamin Stark Sr. 1783 – 1846
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Mother: Charlotte Rice 1796 – 1861
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Wife: Elizabeth Molthrop Unknown – 1881
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Children:
Genevieve Stark 1863 – 1916
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Nathalie Stark 1865 – 1866
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Graduated from Union School and Hebron Academy
Occupation before War:
1835 – 1848: Mercantile Businessman in New York City, New York
1846: Purchased 640 Acres of land for $390.00 in cash.
1849 – 1850: Mercantile Businessman in San Francisco, California
1850 – 1861: Attorney in Portland, Oregon
1852: Oregon Territorial Representative
1853: Colonel in the Oregon Territory Indian hostilities
1860: Oregon State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861: Elected U.S. Senator to replace Edward D. Baker
1861 – 1862: United States Senator from Oregon
1861 – 1862: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
1862: A resolution to expel him on charge of disloyalty to Union from U.S. Senate failed by vote.
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for election as U.S. Senator
1864: Oregon Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Portland, Oregon
Moved to New London, Connecticut
1868: Connecticut Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1873 – 1874: Alderman for the City of New London, Connecticut
1874: Connecticut State Representative
Member of Connecticut State Prison Commission
Died: October 10, 1898
Place of Death: New London, Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 78 years old
Burial Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut
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