A statue of the American minister

Thomas Starr King Thomas Starr King (December 17, 1824 – March 4, 1864), often known as Starr King, was an American Universalist and Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War, and Freemason. Starr King spoke ze ...

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stands in

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, in the grounds of the

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. From 1931 until 2009, it was one of two statues representing the state of California in the

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, in the

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In 2006, the

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approved a joint resolution to replace King's statue in Statuary Hall with a statue of Ronald Reagan. The resolution was authored by Republican State Senator

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, who stated the reason for the resolution as follows: "To be honest with you, I wasn't sure who Thomas Starr King was, and I think there's probably a lot of Californians like me." As a result of this resolution, King's statue was removed from Statuary Hall, and that of Ronald Reagan was unveiled in the

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on June 3, 2009. King's statue was reinstalled within the Civil War Memorial Grove in Capitol Park, and was formally dedicated in a ceremony held on December 8, 2009.

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