In 1864 , he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago . He accumulated a fortune selling plots of his land in what became Downtown Portland . After Congress , Stark resumed his practice of law , before returning east to New London . There he became a member of the board of aldermen of the city , serving from 1873 to 1874 when he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives . He also was a member of the Connecticut State Prison Commission . Benjamin Stark died in New London , Connecticut , on October 10 , 1898 , at the age of 78 and was interned in Cedar Grove Cemetery
Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
Benjamin Stark