David A. Starkweather

David Austin Starkweather
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	(1802-01-21)January 21, 1802 Preston, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1876(1876-07-12) (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He located in Canton, Ohio in 1828.

Political career

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. He was chosen a presidential elector in 1848 for Cass/Butler, and served as U.S. envoy to Chile from 1854 to 1857. He lost election to Ohio's 18th congressional district in 1860.

Death

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.

References

• 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.

External links

• David A. Starkweather at Find a Grave