Ashton Starke was featured in the Richmond Dispatch in 1904 as one of the "Makers of Richmond." The article describes an affable man, well-liked and well-regarded by his peers in civic and social circles, who stood "something less than six feet six inches in height." Starke made his money in the agricultural implements business, and was president of the successful Virginia Agricultural Exposition at the "new" fairgrounds in 1888. As a former president of the Commonwealth Club, Starke would have been socially associated with many of his neighbors, including Lewis Ginter.
He was married to Florine Dunlap Starke.
They lived at 915 West Franklin Street in Richmond.
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Son of Patrick Henry Starke and Arabella Garland Clark, his wife, traces his ancestry to John Starke, whose residence in Virginia began in the year 1650, and who received a grant of land four years later. Among his descendants was John Starke, who was appointed, November 8, 1775, a member of the committee of safety for Hanover county, in which locality the family became prominent, and the line was continued through William Starke, who served as colonel in the Mexican war, and who was the father of Patrick H. Starke, a prominent manufacturer of Richmond. He attended the schools of Richmond, and Richmond College, pursuing his studies in the academic and law courses, and upon the completion of his studies he accepted a position with his father, but shortly afterward started upon an independent career. He has also taken an active interest in politics, affiliating with the Democratic party, and served as a member of the general assembly, and served on the committee that made a report on the state debt and provided the data and the facts upon which the settlement was later made. He has delivered a number of speeches possessing the power of eloquence and force, and is also a vigorous writer. Mr. Starke married Florine Dunlap, whose father was an officer in a Georgia regiment.
He was married to Florine Dunlap Starke.
They lived at 915 West Franklin Street in Richmond.
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Son of Patrick Henry Starke and Arabella Garland Clark, his wife, traces his ancestry to John Starke, whose residence in Virginia began in the year 1650, and who received a grant of land four years later. Among his descendants was John Starke, who was appointed, November 8, 1775, a member of the committee of safety for Hanover county, in which locality the family became prominent, and the line was continued through William Starke, who served as colonel in the Mexican war, and who was the father of Patrick H. Starke, a prominent manufacturer of Richmond. He attended the schools of Richmond, and Richmond College, pursuing his studies in the academic and law courses, and upon the completion of his studies he accepted a position with his father, but shortly afterward started upon an independent career. He has also taken an active interest in politics, affiliating with the Democratic party, and served as a member of the general assembly, and served on the committee that made a report on the state debt and provided the data and the facts upon which the settlement was later made. He has delivered a number of speeches possessing the power of eloquence and force, and is also a vigorous writer. Mr. Starke married Florine Dunlap, whose father was an officer in a Georgia regiment.
Ashton Starke was featured in the Richmond Dispatch in 1904 as one of the "Makers of Richmond." The article describes an affable man, well-liked and well-regarded by his peers in civic and social circles, who stood "something less than six feet six inches in height." Starke made his money in the agricultural implements business, and was president of the successful Virginia Agricultural Exposition at the "new" fairgrounds in 1888. As a former president of the Commonwealth Club, Starke would have been socially associated with many of his neighbors, including Lewis Ginter.
He was married to Florine Dunlap Starke.
They lived at 915 West Franklin Street in Richmond.
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Son of Patrick Henry Starke and Arabella Garland Clark, his wife, traces his ancestry to John Starke, whose residence in Virginia began in the year 1650, and who received a grant of land four years later. Among his descendants was John Starke, who was appointed, November 8, 1775, a member of the committee of safety for Hanover county, in which locality the family became prominent, and the line was continued through William Starke, who served as colonel in the Mexican war, and who was the father of Patrick H. Starke, a prominent manufacturer of Richmond. He attended the schools of Richmond, and Richmond College, pursuing his studies in the academic and law courses, and upon the completion of his studies he accepted a position with his father, but shortly afterward started upon an independent career. He has also taken an active interest in politics, affiliating with the Democratic party, and served as a member of the general assembly, and served on the committee that made a report on the state debt and provided the data and the facts upon which the settlement was later made. He has delivered a number of speeches possessing the power of eloquence and force, and is also a vigorous writer. Mr. Starke married Florine Dunlap, whose father was an officer in a Georgia regiment.
He was married to Florine Dunlap Starke.
They lived at 915 West Franklin Street in Richmond.
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Son of Patrick Henry Starke and Arabella Garland Clark, his wife, traces his ancestry to John Starke, whose residence in Virginia began in the year 1650, and who received a grant of land four years later. Among his descendants was John Starke, who was appointed, November 8, 1775, a member of the committee of safety for Hanover county, in which locality the family became prominent, and the line was continued through William Starke, who served as colonel in the Mexican war, and who was the father of Patrick H. Starke, a prominent manufacturer of Richmond. He attended the schools of Richmond, and Richmond College, pursuing his studies in the academic and law courses, and upon the completion of his studies he accepted a position with his father, but shortly afterward started upon an independent career. He has also taken an active interest in politics, affiliating with the Democratic party, and served as a member of the general assembly, and served on the committee that made a report on the state debt and provided the data and the facts upon which the settlement was later made. He has delivered a number of speeches possessing the power of eloquence and force, and is also a vigorous writer. Mr. Starke married Florine Dunlap, whose father was an officer in a Georgia regiment.
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