Do not weep for me.

King’s church and tomb in San Francisco are designated historical monuments. He is sometimes referred to as "the orator who saved the nation. Two streets in the city (Starr King Way on which the church is located and King Street in the Mission Bay neighborhood) are named for him as is the Starr King Openspace a park in the Potrero Hill neighborhood.

He is sometimes referred to as "the orator who saved the nation. "[citation needed]. Thomas Starr King (December 17 1824 – March 4 1864) was an American Unitarian and Unitarian minister influential in California politics during the American Civil War.