- John W. Stone
John Wesley Stone (
July 18 ,1838 -March 24 ,1922 ) was a politician and judge from theU.S. state ofMichigan .Stone was born in
Wadsworth, Ohio and attended the public schools and Spencer Academy inSpencer, Ohio . He moved toAllegan County, Michigan in 1856 and was elected county clerk in 1860. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in January 1862 and was reelected county clerk the same year. He served as prosecuting attorney from 1864 to 1870 and village president of Allegan in 1872. He also served as circuit judge of the twentieth judicial circuit of Michigan from April 1873 until his resignation onNovember 1 ,1874 . He then moved to Grand Rapids where he practiced law.Stone was elected as a Republican from
Michigan's 5th congressional district to the 45th and 46th Congresses, serving fromMarch 4 ,1877 toMarch 3 ,1881 . He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1880.Stone was appointed by
U.S. President Chester A. Arthur asUnited States Attorney of the District Court for the Western District of Michigan in 1882, serving until 1886. He moved toHoughton, Michigan in 1887 and resumed the practice of law. He was elected circuit judge of the twenty-fifth Michigan circuit in April 1890 and served untilDecember 31 ,1909 . He was elected justice of theMichigan Supreme Court in April 1909 for the term endingDecember 31 ,1917 . He was reelected in 1916 and served until his death inLansing, Michigan on in March 1922. Stone is interred in Park Cemetery,Marquette, Michigan .References
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#R9M0JE67Q The Political Graveyard]
External links
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/miw/images/FormerUSA/JStone.html John W. Stone information] at United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan
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