William Stone (Tennessee politician) explained

William Stone
State:Tennessee
District:4th
Term Start:September 14, 1837
Term End:March 3, 1839
Predecessor:James I. Standifer
Successor:Julius W. Blackwell
Party:Whig
Birth Date:26 January 1791
Birth Place:Sevier County, Southwest Territory
Death Place:Sequatchie County, Tennessee
Spouse:Mary Randall Stone
Profession:politician

William Stone (January 26, 1791February 18, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.

Biography

Born in Sevier County in the portion of the Southwest Territory that is now Tennessee, Stone completed preparatory studies. He married Mary Randall. They had seven children, three boys and four girls.[1]

Career

About 1808, Stone and other members of his family moved by wagon train to Sequatchie County, Tennessee. He held several local offices. He owned slaves.

Stone was a captain in the Creek War and served with General Andrew Jackson in the Louisiana Campaign and was present at the Battle of New Orleans. He was presented a cane by Congress for bravery in the Battle of Tippecanoe,[2] and was made brevet brigadier general for gallantry at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

An unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress, Stone was subsequently elected to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Standifer and served from September 14, 1837, to March 3, 1839.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-sixth Congress.

Death

Stone died in Delphi (later Davis), Sequatchie County, Tennessee, on February 18, 1853 (age 62 years, 23 days). He is interred at the family burying ground at Delphi.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Stone. Ezekiel and General William Stone Family. March 7, 2013.
  2. Web site: STONE, William, (1791 - 1853). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. March 7, 2013.
  3. Web site: William Stone. Govtrack US Congress. March 7, 2013.
  4. Web site: (age 62 years, 23 days).. The Political Graveyard. March 7, 2013.