Thomas Starr King

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American minister (1824-1864)

United States PoliticiansLived 1824 to 1864 · aged 39

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Thomas Starr King, often known as Starr King, was an American Universalist and Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War, and Freemason.

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Photograph of Thomas Starr King by James Wallace Black, c. 1860

Plaque at Thomas Starr King sarcophagus

Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King in San Francisco

Mount Starr King in Yosemite

Thomas Starr King (National Statuary Hall Collection statue, now located at the California State Capitol)

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Thomas Starr King, often known as Starr King, was an American Universalist and Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War, and Freemason. Starr King spoke zealously in favor of the Union and was credited by Abraham Lincoln with preventing California from becoming a separate republic. He is sometimes referred to as "the orator who saved the nation".

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