John F. Starr

Infobox Congressman
name = John Farson Starr


state = New Jersey
district = 1^st
term_start = March 4, 1863
term_end = March 3, 1867
preceded = John T. Nixon
succeeded = William Moore
birth_date = March 25, 1818
birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
death_date = August 9, 1904
death_place = Atlantic City, New Jersey
nationality = American
party = Republican

John Farson Starr (March 25, 1818, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - August 9, 1904, Atlantic City, New Jersey), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1863 to 1867.

Starr was born in Philadelphia on March 25, 1818. He completed preparatory studies, and moved to Camden, New Jersey in 1844. He was one of the founders of the Camden Iron Works and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was president of the First National Bank of Camden for over thirty years, up to the time of his death.

Starr was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1863-March 3, 1867, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey on August 9, 1904, and was interred in Harleigh Cemetery in Camden.

External links

*CongBio|S000817
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starr.html#R9M0JDT23 John Farson Starr] from The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6157325 John Farson Starr] at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME=Starr, John Farson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Jersey politician, United States Representative
DATE OF BIRTH=March 25, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=August 9, 1904
PLACE OF DEATH=Atlantic City, New Jersey