Argalus Starks

Argalus Starks
3rd Prison Commissioner of Wisconsin
In office
January 4, 1854 – January 2, 1856
GovernorWilliam A. Barstow
Preceded byHenry Brown
Succeeded byEdward McGarry
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 3, 1866 – January 1, 1868
Preceded bySmith S. Wilkinson
Succeeded byStephen Steele Barlow
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Sauk 2nd district
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 3, 1866
Preceded byMarsena Temple
Succeeded byRollin M. Strong
Personal details
Born(1804-03-10)March 10, 1804
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1870(1870-06-28) (aged 66)
Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWalnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouses
  • Mary Ann Filkins
    (m. 1828; died 1838)
  • Margaret R. Worthman
    (m. 1839; died 1864)
  • Catherine Schwartz
    (m. 1864⁠–⁠1870)
Children
  • Mary Jane (Greeney)
  • (b. 1835; died 1914)
  • John Starks
  • (b. 1841; died 1865)

Argalus Waldo Starks (March 10, 1804 – June 28, 1870) was an American farmer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 3rd State Prison Commissioner of Wisconsin and later served 6 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Sauk County.