John H. Starin

John H. Starin

John Henry Starin (born August 27, 1825 in Sammonsville , New York , † March 21, 1909 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Thomas Sammons was his grandfather.

Career

John Henry Starin was born in Fulton County , then part of Montgomery County , about ten years after the end of the British-American War . His academic career began in Esperance when he began studying medicine in 1842 . In 1845 he founded a drug and medicine business in Fultonville , which he operated until 1858. Between 1848 and 1852 he held the post of postmaster of Fultonville. Starin was the founder and president of Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. He served as director of the North River Bank in New York City and the Mohawk River National Bank . He was also active in agriculture and raised livestock. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1876 for the 45th Congress Starin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 20th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Henry H. Hathorn on March 4, 1877 . He was re-elected once. Since he on a run again in 1880 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1881 Congress of.

Starin became president of Fultonville National Bank in 1883 - a post he held until 1909. He worked in the railroad industry and was a member of the New York City Rapid Transit Commission . He died on March 21, 1909 in New York City and was then buried in the Starin Mausoleum in Fultonville City Cemetery.

Web links

• John H. Starin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John H. Starin in the database of Find a Grave (English)