Henry Starkweather | |
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| Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Connecticut's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 –January 28, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Brandegee |
| Succeeded by | John T. Wait |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19,1826 Preston,Connecticut,U.S. |
| Died | January 28,1876 (aged 49) |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | John C. Starkweather (cousin) |
Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston,Connecticut,on April 29,1826,and died on January 28,1876,while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress.
His parents were John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Starkweather of Preston,Connecticut. His father served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Isaac Nelson's Company. Henry was a first cousin to Brig. General John Converse Starkweather. [1]
He became a lawyer and practiced in Norwich,Connecticut. In 1856,he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Starkweather became very active in the Republican Party. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention and 1868 Republican National Convention,chairman of the state committee,and a member of the national executive committee.
He was appointed postmaster of Norwich,in 1861 by Abraham Lincoln,and was reappointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1865;he resigned in 1866. In 1867,he was elected US Representative from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. He was re-elected in 1869,1871,1873,and 1875,and died in office in 1876. [1]