Elihu W.N. Starr

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Elihu W. N. Starr
Born(1812-08-10)August 10, 1812
New Haven, CT
DiedJune 14, 1891(1891-06-14) (aged 78)
Middletown, CT
Allegiance Flag of the United States.svg United States
Service/branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Rank Major General
Commands held Connecticut State Militia
Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia
Spouse(s)Harriet Wetmore Bush (1840–1891, his death)
Website www.ct.gov/mil

Elihu William Nathan Starr, born in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 10, 1812, was the ninth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. He was later elected to the position of town clerk for the City of Middletown. He also served as treasurer and Judge of Probate [1]

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Military career

At the age of 18, Starr was appointed sergeant major into the Second Artillery Regiment in the Connecticut militia. He was later appointed to quartermaster and then as adjutant. In 1836 he was elected captain of the First Rifle Company, Sixth Infantry Regiment. In 1839 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and then elected as brigadier general of the Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia. In 1852, Starr was appointed to the position of Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor Thomas H. Seymour. [2]

Personal life

Elihu was the eldest son of Nathan and Grace Starr who moved from New Haven, Connecticut, to Middletown shortly after Elihu’s birth. On May 27, 1840, he married Harriet Wetmore Bush of Ogdensburg, New York, and had seven children; William, Henry, Frank, Grace, Julia, Margaret and Mary. Elihu died June 14, 1891, in Middletown. His wife died in 1904. [3]

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References

  1. "Ancestry.com". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. Official National Guard Biography
  3. "Ancestry.com". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Connecticut Adjutant General
1852–1853
Succeeded by