William J. Stone
William Joel Stone | |
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Governor of Missouri | |
In office January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897 | |
Lieutenant | John Baptiste O'Meara |
Preceded by | David R. Francis |
Succeeded by | Lawrence Vest Stephens |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | Charles H. Morgan |
Succeeded by | David A. De Armond |
Personal details | |
Born | Madison County, Kentucky | May 7, 1848
Died | April 14, 1918 Washington, D.C. | (aged 69)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sarah Louise Winston (1852–1933) |
William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848 – April 14, 1918) was a
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
Stone served as a member of the
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
- 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. ...
- ^ "C0930 Stone, William Joel (1848-1918), Papers, 1859-1935" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "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