Summary
Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1881 to 1887.
Eben Francis Stone | |
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 Stone in 1862 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | George B. Loring |
| Succeeded by | William Cogswell |
| Constituency | 6th district (1881–83) 7th district (1883–87) |
| Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Adin Thayer |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Stott |
| 11th Mayor of Newburyport | |
| In office 1867–1867 | |
| Preceded by | William Graves |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Pierce |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the 4th Essex district | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| In office 1861–1861 | |
| President of the Newburyport Common Council | |
| In office June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Member of the Newburyport Common Council for Ward 4 | |
| In office June 16, 1851 – January, 1852 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1822 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | January 22, 1895 (aged 72) Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cometary |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Perrin, (d. December 31, 1889) |
| Children | Frances (Fanny) Coolidge Stone |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862 – September 3, 1863 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Biography edit
Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone.[1]
Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1843 and from Harvard Law School in 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Early career edit
He served as president of the common council in 1851.
He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, 1858, and 1861. Stone enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, and commanded the 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Stone served as the eleventh mayor of Newburyport in 1867. Stone served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1867, 1877, 1878, and 1880.
Congress edit
Stone was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.
Later career and death edit
He resumed the practice of law in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died January 22, 1895. Stone was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
See also edit
References edit
- United States Congress. "Eben F. Stone (id: S000956)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Headley, Phineas Camp: Public men of to-day: being biographies of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each member of the Cabinet, the United States Senators and the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-Seventh Congress, the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of the United, and of the Governors of the Several States., pages 590–591, (1882).
Notes edit
External links edit
- The 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Massachusetts Volunteer Militia).
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress