General Frederick Augustus Starring (May 24, 1834 – April 11, 1904) was an American civil engineer, lawyer, and soldier. After the American Civil War, he entered public service as an agent for the U.S. Treasury and examined U.S. consular and diplomatic affairs in Europe.
Frederick Augustus Starring was born in Buffalo on May 24, 1834. His father was civil engineer, Sylvanus Seaman Starring, descended from Dutch pioneers; his mother was Adeline Morton Williams from Fredonia, New York. He was educated at Harvard and also Paris, Heidelberg and Vienna. In 1859 he was admitted to the bar in New York. Before the American Civil War he worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Cairo & Fulton Railroad Company. He was also involved with surveying the boundary lines between Arkansas, Texas and the Indian Territory.[1]
At the start of the Civil War, he volunteered to fight with the Union army, being first an aide at the Battle of Bull Run. He was then appointed major in the 46th Illinois Infantry Regiment, after which he served in the 2nd Illinois Artillery and later became colonel of the 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment. During the war he was involved in numerous actions with the 72nd, including the siege and surrender of Vicksburg. In 1865 he became the provost-marshal general of the Department of the Gulf and in the same year was appointed brevet brigadier general for gallant and meritorious services. He left the army and travelled to Europe, returning to help form the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for the veterans of the American Civil War who fought for the Union. He became their first inspector general and was also involved with the design of the medal.[2]
Starring took up the post of US diplomatic and consular agent in 1869, visiting consulates in foreign countries and was a special agent for the US Treasury in Europe. He investigated and reported on the market price and dutiable value of steel imported into the United States from Europe.[3] In 1871 he investigated the activities of the Consul General to Egypt, ex-journalist George H. Butler. He was the nephew of General Benjamin F. Butler, who had secured the position for him. Butler's eccentric behaviour whilst in Egypt had been widely reported and led to his dismissal.
Starring married Olivia (Conine) Ellis from Baltimore on November 14, 1874, in St George's, Hanover Square, London.[4] Following a divorce, he remarried in July 1889, at New York City, to Louisa Perle Whitehouse from Farmington. She died in 1903, and Starring died a few months later on April 11, 1904, in Pasadena, California.[5]
During his life he travelled extensively to Africa, India, South America, Europe and beyond. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.
Referencesedit
^Stone, William L (1892). The Starin Family in America : Descendants of Nicholas Ster (Starin), one of the Early Settlers of Fort Orange (Albany, N. Y. ). Albany NY: Joel Munsell. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
^Prominent Families of New York. New York: The Historical Company. 1898. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^Starring, General F. A. (1874). Report of an official investigation relative to the foreign market price and dutiable value of cast steel imported into the United States from Europe, and other matters pertaining thereto. United States Dept. of Treasury. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^"Marriages". The Pall Mall Gazette. November 13, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Death List of the Day - Gen. Frederick A Starring" (PDF). New York Times. April 13, 1904. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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frederick, augustus, starring, general, 1834, april, 1904, american, civil, engineer, lawyer, soldier, after, american, civil, entered, public, service, agent, treasury, examined, consular, diplomatic, affairs, europe, born, 1834, 1834buffalo, yorkdiedapril, 1. General Frederick Augustus Starring May 24 1834 April 11 1904 was an American civil engineer lawyer and soldier After the American Civil War he entered public service as an agent for the U S Treasury and examined U S consular and diplomatic affairs in Europe Frederick Augustus StarringBorn 1834 05 24 May 24 1834Buffalo New YorkDiedApril 11 1904 1904 04 11 aged 69 Pasadena CaliforniaBurial placeWoodlawn CemeteryOccupation s Civil engineer lawyer military officerSpousesOlivia Conine Ellis m 1874 divorced wbr Louisa Perle Whitehouse m 1889 died 1903 wbr SignatureBiography editFrederick Augustus Starring was born in Buffalo on May 24 1834 His father was civil engineer Sylvanus Seaman Starring descended from Dutch pioneers his mother was Adeline Morton Williams from Fredonia New York He was educated at Harvard and also Paris Heidelberg and Vienna In 1859 he was admitted to the bar in New York Before the American Civil War he worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Cairo amp Fulton Railroad Company He was also involved with surveying the boundary lines between Arkansas Texas and the Indian Territory 1 At the start of the Civil War he volunteered to fight with the Union army being first an aide at the Battle of Bull Run He was then appointed major in the 46th Illinois Infantry Regiment after which he served in the 2nd Illinois Artillery and later became colonel of the 72nd Illinois Infantry Regiment During the war he was involved in numerous actions with the 72nd including the siege and surrender of Vicksburg In 1865 he became the provost marshal general of the Department of the Gulf and in the same year was appointed brevet brigadier general for gallant and meritorious services He left the army and travelled to Europe returning to help form the Grand Army of the Republic an organization for the veterans of the American Civil War who fought for the Union He became their first inspector general and was also involved with the design of the medal 2 Starring took up the post of US diplomatic and consular agent in 1869 visiting consulates in foreign countries and was a special agent for the US Treasury in Europe He investigated and reported on the market price and dutiable value of steel imported into the United States from Europe 3 In 1871 he investigated the activities of the Consul General to Egypt ex journalist George H Butler He was the nephew of General Benjamin F Butler who had secured the position for him Butler s eccentric behaviour whilst in Egypt had been widely reported and led to his dismissal Starring married Olivia Conine Ellis from Baltimore on November 14 1874 in St George s Hanover Square London 4 Following a divorce he remarried in July 1889 at New York City to Louisa Perle Whitehouse from Farmington She died in 1903 and Starring died a few months later on April 11 1904 in Pasadena California 5 During his life he travelled extensively to Africa India South America Europe and beyond He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx References edit Stone William L 1892 The Starin Family in America Descendants of Nicholas Ster Starin one of the Early Settlers of Fort Orange Albany N Y Albany NY Joel Munsell Retrieved November 17 2021 via Internet Archive Prominent Families of New York New York The Historical Company 1898 Retrieved September 28 2014 Starring General F A 1874 Report of an official investigation relative to the foreign market price and dutiable value of cast steel imported into the United States from Europe and other matters pertaining thereto United States Dept of Treasury Retrieved September 28 2014 Marriages The Pall Mall Gazette November 13 1874 p 3 Retrieved November 17 2021 via Newspapers com Death List of the Day Gen Frederick A Starring PDF New York Times April 13 1904 Retrieved November 17 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Augustus Starring amp oldid 1149493929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
