Phineas J. Stone Explained

Phineas Jones Stone
Office:Seventh Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
Term Start:1862
Term End:1864
Office2:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
for Middlesex County
Term2:1840, 1856, 1862–1863
Office3:Member of the
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Term Start3:1839
Term End3:1840
Office4:President of the
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Common Council[1]
Term4:1854
Predecessor4:Henry P. Fairbanks
Successor4:Horace G. Hutchins[2] [3]
Office5:Member of the
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward Two[4]
Term Start5:1850
Term End5:1854
Birth Date:23 May 1810
Birth Place:Weare, New Hampshire
Death Place:Charlestown, Massachusetts
Resting Place:Mount Auburn Cemetery
Spouse:Ann Maria (Lindsey)
Signature:Signature of Phineas Jones Stone (1810–1891).png
Party:Republican

Phineas Jones Stone (May 23, 1810 – August 12, 1891) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a member of and president of the Common Council and as the seventh mayor of the City of Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Biography

Phineas J. Stone was born in Weare, New Hampshire on May 23, 1810.[5] [6]

A Republican, he served in political offices from 1850 to 1864. For the last 25 years of his life, he was president of the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank.[7]

He died at his home in Charlestown on August 12, 1891, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers . 347 . City of Boston Printing Department . Boston, MA . 1909 . 2023-05-20 . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers . 348 . City of Boston Printing Department . Boston, MA . 1909 . 2023-05-20 . Internet Archive.
  3. Book: Chapman, George Thomas. Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 To The Present Time, With a Brief History of the Institution. 277 . Riverside Press. Cambridge, MA . 1867 . 2023-05-20 . Internet Archive.
  4. Book: A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers . 345–347 . City of Boston Printing Department . Boston, MA . 1909 . 2023-05-20 . Internet Archive.
  5. Book: Bacon, Edwin M. . Boston of to-day: a glance at its history and characteristics . Edwin Munroe Bacon . 411–412 . 1892 . 2023-05-20 . Google Books.
  6. Book: Davis, William Thomas . Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County, Massachusetts . II . The Boston History Company . 551–553 . 1894 . 2023-05-20 . Internet Archive.
  7. News: Obituary: Phineas J. Stone . . 5 . 1891-08-13 . 2023-05-20 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Funeral of Ex-Mayor Stone . . 5 . 1891-08-14 . 2023-05-20 . Newspapers.com.