James W. Stone Explained

State:Kentucky
Term Start:March 4, 1843 –
Term End:March 3, 1845
Predecessor:John Burton Thompson
Successor:Bryan Young
Term Start1:March 4, 1851
Term End1:March 3, 1853
Predecessor1:Bryan Young
Successor1:Clement S. Hill
Birth Date: 1813
Birth Place:Taylorsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Date:October 13,
Death Place:Taylorsville, Kentucky, U.S.

James W. Stone (1813  - October 13, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Stone attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced.Held several local offices.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837 and 1839.

Stone was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress.

Stone was elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.He died in Taylorsville, Kentucky, October 13, 1854.