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William Ledyard Stark | |
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.jpg) From 1902'sAround the Capital with Uncle Hank | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Jerome Hainer |
| Succeeded by | Edmund H. Hinshaw |
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| Born | (1853-07-29)July 29, 1853 |
| Died | November 11, 1922(1922-11-11) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Populist |
William Ledyard Stark (July 29, 1853 – November 11, 1922) was an AmericanPopulist Party politician.
Born inMystic, Connecticut on July 29, 1853, Stark moved toWyoming,Illinois, in 1872. He taught school and worked as a clerk at a store. He attendedUnion College of Law inChicago, Illinois. He was admitted to thebar by theSupreme Court of Illinois in January 1878.
Stark moved toAurora, Nebraska, in February 1878, serving as superintendent of city schools in Aurora. He became deputydistrict attorney and then judge of the Hamilton County Court inHamilton County, Nebraska. He served in the NebraskaNational Guard as amajor andJudge Advocate General. He ran for theUnited States House of Representatives in 1895 and 1897 as aPopulist, losing the first time and before being elected to the55th United States Congress on his second attempt . He was reelected to the56th and57th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1903.
Stark ran for theUnited States Congress as aFusionist in 1902, but lost. After leaving office in 1903, he retired to Aurora.
Stark died inTarpon Springs, Florida on November 11, 1922. He is buried in the city cemetery in Aurora.
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