Statue of Thomas Starr King, Bronze statue in Capitol Park, Sacramento, United States.

The Statue of Thomas Starr King is a bronze figure by sculptor Haig Patigian standing in the grounds of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Since December 2009 it has stood within the Civil War Memorial Grove in Capitol Park, where it was formally dedicated on December 8, 2009.

Sculptor Haig Patigian created the bronze work in 1931, and it was displayed in Washington's National Statuary Hall for decades. The state brought it back to Sacramento in 2009 when lawmakers decided to replace it in the capital with a different memorial.

The statue honors Thomas Starr King, a minister credited with helping keep California in the Union. The 2006 resolution to remove it from the U.S. Capitol was authored by State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, who said he was not sure who King was and suspected many Californians shared that. King's statue was then dedicated in the Civil War Memorial Grove on December 8, 2009.

The statue is located along the eastern pathways of Capitol Park and is easy to reach on foot from the Capitol building. The monument is best viewed during daytime when the park paths are clearly visible and the area is well lit.

The 2006 resolution to remove the statue was authored by Republican State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, who admitted, "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." The statue was reinstalled in the Civil War Memorial Grove and dedicated there on December 8, 2009.