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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—NebraskaWilliam Ledyard STARK
(1853-1922)
STARK, William Ledyard, a
Representative from Nebraska; born in Mystic, New London County,
Conn., July 29, 1853; was graduated from Mystic Valley Institute,
Mystic, Conn., in 1872; moved to Wyoming, Stark County, Ill.;
taught school and clerked in a store; attended the Union College of
Law, Chicago, Ill.; was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of
Illinois in January 1878; moved to Aurora, Nebr., in February 1878;
served as superintendent of city schools; deputy district attorney;
judge of the Hamilton County Court; served as a major and judge
advocate general of the Nebraska National Guard; unsuccessful
Populist candidate for election in 1895 to the Fifty-fourth
Congress; elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth,
and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1903);
unsuccessful Fusionist candidate for reelection in 1902 to the
Fifty-eighth Congress; retired and resided in Aurora, Nebr.; died
at Tarpon Springs, Fla., November 11, 1922; interment in the City
Cemetery, Aurora, Nebr.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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