Caleb Stark

Caleb Stark was an American state senator. He was the eldest son of General John Stark and his wife Molly Stark.

Biography

He was born December 3, 1759, at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. During the American Revolutionary War Caleb served with his father in the 1st New Hampshire Regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton as an Ensign. After his father resigned his commission Caleb remained in the Continental Army, serving the rest of the war and rising to the rank of major. He served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1818 to 1819. After his service and prior to his death, he resided on the Stark Farm in Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio on land granted to his father and brother, Lieutenant Archibald Stark. He died on August 28, 1838.