John H. Starin

John H. Starin

John Henry Starin (August 27, 1825 – March 21, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from New York, grandson of Thomas Sammons. Born in Sammonsville, Fulton County (then a part of Montgomery County), New York. Starin pursued academic studies in Esperance, New York, where he began the study of medicine in 1842. He established and operated a drug and medicine business in Fultonville from 1845–1858. From 1848–1852 he also served as Postmaster of Fultonville. Starin was the founder and president of the Starin City River & Harbor Transportation Co. and served as director of the North River Bank, in New York City, and the Mohawk River National Bank. He was also interested in agriculture and stock raising.

Starin was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881). From 1883–1909 he served as president of Fultonville National Bank. He engaged in railroading and served as member of the New York City Rapid Transit Commission as well. Starin died in New York City March 21, 1909 and was interred in the Starin mausoleum in Fultonville Cemetery, Fultonville, New York.