David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather | |
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![]() Starkweather in 1904 publication | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Shepler |
Succeeded by | Ezra Dean |
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Ezra Dean |
Succeeded by | Samuel Lahm |
8th United States Ambassador to Chile | |
In office November 22, 1854 – August 26, 1857 | |
Appointed by | Franklin Pierce |
Preceded by | Balie Peyton |
Succeeded by | John Bigler |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Stark County district | |
In office December 2, 1833 – December 6, 1835 Serving with John Brown | |
Preceded by | Thomas Blackburn John Grubb |
Succeeded by | Thomas Blackburn H. Stidger |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Stark County district | |
In office December 5, 1836 – December 2, 1838 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Shepler |
Succeeded by | Jacob Hostetter Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Preston, Connecticut, U.S. | January 21, 1802
Died | July 12, 1876 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Williams College |
David Austin Starkweather (January 21, 1802 – July 12, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat. He served two non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the mid-19th century and was United States Ambassador to Chile during the presidency of Franklin Pierce.
Early life and career
[edit]Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He graduated from Williams College and studied law with his brother in Cooperstown, New York.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He located in Canton, Ohio in 1828.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was a judge in one of the higher courts in Stark County, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835, and a member of the Ohio Senate from 1836 to 1838. He was a representative of the Democrats in Congress from Ohio from 1839 to 1841 and again from 1845 to 1847. In his first term, he was a member of the Committee on Roads and Canals, and a member of the Committee on Invalid Pensions the second term.[1] He was chosen a presidential elector in 1848 for Cass/Butler,[2] and served as U.S. envoy to Chile from 1854 to 1857. He lost election to Ohio's 18th congressional district in 1860.
Death
[edit]Starkweather died of paralysis at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Brinsmade, in Cleveland, Ohio, July 12, 1876. He had three daughters and one son.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d John Danner, ed. (1904). Old Landmarks of Canton and Stark County, Ohio. pp. 254–255. OCLC 79257924. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Taylor 1899 : 255
- United States Congress. "David A. Starkweather (id: S000813)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Starkweather, Carlton Lee (1904). A brief genealogical history of Robert Starkweather of Roxbury and Ipswich, Massachusetts. Auburn, N.Y.: Press of Knapp, Peck and Thomson. OCLC 16504739.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
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