Benjamin Stark
Former United States Senator
Benjamin Stark was an American merchant and politician in Oregon. A native of Louisiana, he purchased some of the original tracts of land for the city of Portland. He later served in the Oregon House of Representatives before appointment to the... Wikipedia
Born: June 26, 1820, New Orleans, LA
Died: October 10, 1898 (age 78 years), New London, CT
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Senator, OR (1862–1862) and Senator (1861–1862)
Education: Hebron Academy
Spouse: Elizabeth Molthrop (m. 1854)