Edgar U. Startt

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Edgar U. Startt (April 1, 1919 – October 30, 2006) was an American politician and sheriff from Maryland. He was born in Locust Grove, Kent County, Maryland. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, took part in D-Day in Europe, and earned the Purple Heart as a platoon leader.

After the war, Startt worked as a police officer in Elkton. A Democrat, he was elected sheriff of Cecil County in 1958 and served until 1966, when he narrowly lost to Thomas Mogle Jr. He then served as a trial magistrate in North East.

Startt also served in the Maryland House of Delegates representing Cecil County from 1971 to 1974, alongside Richard D. Mackie. In 1973 he filed a lawsuit against Cecil County Sheriff Samuel F. du Pont over the appointment of special deputies without approval, and he introduced a law to require food sales with Sunday liquor sales at establishments.

In 1974 Startt lost his bid for re-election as sheriff and was appointed to the Cecil County jail board, where he served until resigning in 1977. He ran again for sheriff in 1982 but was defeated by Jack DeWitt.

Personal life: He married Mary Jane "Betty" Lloyd in 1946, and they had one son, William E. Startt. Betty Startt died in 2001. Edgar U. Startt died on October 30, 2006, in Elkton, Maryland, and was buried in Elkton Cemetery. He was nicknamed Starkey.