Biography

10/28/1823 - 02/16/1883

Jasper Billings Stark (D10) Luzerne County 1863-1864 (D12) Luzerne County 1865

Early Life: 

Jasper Billings Stark, born October 28, 1822; Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania; son of Nathaniel Stark and Lydia Billings Stark; engaged, dry goods; appointed, City of Carbondale Marshal, 1850; elected, Democrat, Sheriff of Luzerne County, 1856; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1863-1865; married, Frances R. Smith, children, Mary Nicholson Stark, Jasper Byron Stark, Edward B. Stark; proprietor, Wyoming Valley House, 1856-1883;  died,  February 16, 1883 (aged 59), Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, interment Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Appointed, City of Carbondale Marshal, under the Sheriff, Luzerne County, 1850; proprietor, Eagle Hotel, Pittston, 1853, proprietor, Wyoming Valley Hotel, Scranton, 1855-1883.

Elected, Democrat, Sheriff of Luzerne County, 1856.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Luzerne County, 1863-1864, defeated incumbent, Winthrop W. Ketcham. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senator, 12th district, Luzerne County, 1865.

Unsuccessful candidate, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 21st district, Luzerne County, 1874, Hubbard Bester Payne. 

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Wilkes-Barre Record, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) February 17, 1883.

Jasper Billings Stark (1823-1883) - Find a Grave Memorial