Lars Johan Stark (July 27, 1826 – May 5, 1910) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Biography

Born in

Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Vä ...

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, Stark emigrated to the

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in 1850 and settled in Chisago County,

Minnesota Territory The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Minnesota and the w ...

in 1852. Stark was involved with farming and the mercantile business. He lived in

Center City, Minnesota Center City is a city and the county seat of Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 628 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 8 serves as a main route. History Center City was platted in 1857, and named from its location r ...

. Stark served as postmaster for Stark, Minnesota. In 1865 and in 1875. Stark served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

. His son Edward W. Stark (1869–1935) also served in the

Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decenn ...

. In 1868, he moved to Fish Lake Township, Chisago County, Minnesota and then moved to

Harris, Minnesota Harris is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,132 at the 2010 census. There is a restaurant, a post office, a bar and grill, and tattoo shop, among other businesses. Interstate 35 serves as a main route f ...

in 1878. Stark died in Harris, Minnesota. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in

Chisago County, Minnesota Chisago County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county covers an area of and, as of the 2020 Census, had a population of 56,621 people. It is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

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* 1826 births 1910 deaths Swedish emigrants to the United States People from Chisago County, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota postmasters People from Västra Götaland County People from Harris, Minnesota 19th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub