John W. Stone

John Wesley Stone ( born July 18, 1838 in Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, † March 24, 1922 in Lansing, Michigan) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Johnstone attended the common schools and the Spencer Academy. In 1856 he moved to the Allegan County in the State of Michigan. There he was elected in 1860 and 1862 for county clerk. After studying law and its made in 1862 admitted to the bar he began to work in his new profession. Between 1864 and 1870 acted Stone as prosecutor in Allegan County. In 1872 he was mayor of the municipality of Allegan. From 1873 to 1874 Stone exercised the office of judge in the 20th Judicial District of Michigan. He then moved to Grand Rapids, where he practiced law.

Politically, Stone member of the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1876 he was in the fifth electoral district of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William B. Williams on March 4, 1877. After a re-election in 1878 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1881 two legislative sessions. In 1880 he gave up another candidacy.

In 1882, Stone was appointed by President Chester A. Arthur to the federal prosecutor for the western part of the State of Michigan. 1887 Stone moved to Houghton, where he worked as a lawyer again. Between 1890 and 1909 he was a judge in the 25th district of his state. From 1909 until his death he was a member of Michigan Supreme Court. He died on March 24, 1922 in Lansing.

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