Henry Howard Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut, on April 29, 1826, and died on January 28, 1876, while serving in office as a member of the United States Congress.
Biography His parents were John Starkweather and Lydia (Button) Starkweather of Preston, Connecticut. His father served in the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Isaac Nelson's Company. Henry was a first cousin to Brig. General John Converse Starkweather.
He became a lawyer and practiced in Norwich, Connecticut. In 1856, he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Starkweather became very active in the Republican Party. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention and 1868 Republican National Convention, chairman of the state committee, and a member of the national executive committee.
He was appointed postmaster of Norwich, in 1861 by Abraham Lincoln, and was reappointed by President Andrew Johnson in 1865; he resigned in 1866. In 1867, he was elected US Representative from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. He was re-elected in 1869, 1871, 1873, and 1875, and died in office in 1876.
See also List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)
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