| Jesse Stone | |
| Order: | 18th |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1899 |
| Term End: | May 11, 1902 (death) |
| Governor: | Edward Scofield Robert M. La Follette |
| Predecessor: | Emil Baensch |
| Successor: | James O. Davidson |
| State1: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Jefferson 1st |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 1897 |
| Term End1: | January 2, 1899 |
| Predecessor1: | John G. Conway |
| Successor1: | Harman Grube |
| Term Start2: | January 2, 1882 |
| Term End2: | January 1, 1883 |
| Predecessor2: | Humphrey E. Humphrey |
| Successor2: | Francis V. Piper |
| Term Start3: | January 5, 1880 |
| Term End3: | January 3, 1881 |
| Predecessor3: | Hezekiah Flinn |
| Successor3: | Humphrey E. Humphrey |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln, England |
| Death Place: | Watertown, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Stomach cancer |
| Resting Place: | Oak Hill Cemetery, Watertown |
| Spouse: | Sarah Welch Stone |
| Children: | William C. Stone |
| Profession: | Merchant Politician |
Jesse Stone (August 23, 1836May 11, 1902) was an English American immigrant, businessman, and Republican politician. He was the 18th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 1899 until his death. Earlier, he served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing eastern Jefferson County.
Stone was born in Lincoln, England, on August 23, 1836. As a young child he emigrated with his family to Waterford, New York, in 1841. He attended the common schools and became a manufacturer in the firm of Woodward and Stone as well as a stockholder in several corporations including the Wisconsin Telephone Company.[1] [2]
Stone moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1855, and then to Watertown, Wisconsin, on August 1, 1869. He served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880, 1882, and 1897. Stone was also a member of the Watertown School Board and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888 and 1892, and a member of the central committee from 1888 to 1894.[3]
Stone was elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1898 and was re-elected in 1900, serving from January 2, 1899, until his death on May 11, 1902. He died in Watertown and is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Watertown.[4]
Stone married Sarah Welch in 1854 and they had a son, William C. Stone.[5] Stone's former home in Watertown is located in what is now the South Washington Street Historic District.