William A. Stone
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| Born | April 18, 1846 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen F. Stevens (1870–1878; her death) Elizabeth B. White (1879–1919; her death) |
William Alexis Stone (April 18, 1846 – March 1, 1920) was an American politician who served as the 22nd
Early life and family
Stone was born in
The eldest daughter by his first wife married Dr. Percy D. Hickling, a prominent physician in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hickling was on the Committee of President Cleveland's Inaugural Ball. They were both members of the Shakespeare Club of Washington of which Dr. Hickling was also President.[4]
Col. William A. Stone's second wife, Elizabeth B. White, was the youngest daughter of Judge R.C. White, of Wellsboro, Ohio. She was connected with one of the oldest and best of Pennsylvania's families. Benjamin Franklin's daughter married into the Bach family, of which her mother was descended, and her mother was a cousin of Dr. William Carpenter and Dr. Mary Carpenter, of London, who, with the Princess Alice, established a Mission School in India. Elizabeth White Stone was born in Tioga County. She attended school in New York City, where she was graduated at a musical academy. They had 4 children, 3 daughters and 1 son.[4]
Appointments
In 1872, he was appointed as a clerk for the
Congress and Pennsylvania Governorship
Stone served four terms in the
In Memoriam
Stone Hall, a residence hall on
References
- ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Simon Stone, Jr". Geni. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Dunaway, Wayland F. (1948). A History of Pennsylvania. New York, New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. p. 469.
...William A. Stone...entered the Union Army as a private in his eighteenth year and in 1865 became second lieutenant.
- ^ a b Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book.
- United States Congress. "William A. Stone (id: S000966)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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