William J. Stone

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William Joel Stone
Governor of Missouri
In office
January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897
LieutenantJohn Baptiste O'Meara
Preceded byDavid R. Francis
Succeeded byLawrence Vest Stephens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byCharles H. Morgan
Succeeded byDavid A. De Armond
Personal details
Born(1848-05-07)May 7, 1848
Madison County, Kentucky
DiedApril 14, 1918(1918-04-14) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSarah Louise Winston (1852–1933)

William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848 – April 14, 1918) was a

U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served as the 28th Governor of Missouri from 1893 to 1897.[1]

Biography

Stone was born near Richmond in Madison County, Kentucky, on May 7, 1848, and attended Richmond's public schools as a child; he graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1867, whereupon he began the study of law. Admitted to the bar in 1869, he began practice that year in Bedford, Indiana. Soon he moved back to Columbia, where he was the city attorney for a time in 1870. Later that year he moved to Nevada, Missouri, and continued his practice, becoming the Vernon County prosecuting attorney from 1873 to 1874 and was a presidential elector for the Democratic ticket in 1876.

In 1884 Stone was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served until 1891; he did not seek renomination in 1890. In his time there he served as the chairman of the

St. Louis
, where he continued his practice; he returned to Jefferson City in 1903. In 1902 he was elected to the Senate, being reelected in 1908 and serving until his death.

Stone served as a member of the

Committee on Indian Affairs
.

Stone died in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1918; he is buried in Nevada, Missouri. His seat was filled until the 1918 election by Xenophon P. Wilfley. Some of Stone's personal and official papers are archived at the State Historical Society of Missouri, where they are open to researchers.[2]

His son, Kimbrough Stone (1875 – 1958), served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[3]

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

  1. New York Times
    . March 11, 1917. Retrieved 2014-07-30. William J. Stone's career in Missouri politics began in the southwestern part of the State, in Vernon County, bordering Kansas. ...
  2. ^ "C0930 Stone, William Joel (1848-1918), Papers, 1859-1935" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ^ "C0005 Stone, Kimbrough (1875-1958), Papers, 1897-1958" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

Further reading

United States Congress. "STONE, William Joel (id: S000968)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. - Congressional biography with picture

External links

Party political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Missouri
1892
Succeeded by
Lon Vest Stephens
First
Class 3)
1914
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 12th congressional district

1885–1891
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Missouri

1893–1897
Succeeded by
Lon Vest Stephens
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
William Warner, James A. Reed
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