Eben F. Stone
Eben Francis Stone | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 |
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Preceded by | George B. Loring |
Succeeded by | Henry B. Lovering |
11th Mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts[1] |
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In office 1867–1867 |
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Preceded by | William Graves |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Pierce |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Fourth Essex District[2] |
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In office 1857–1858 |
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Member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Fourth Essex District[2] |
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In office 1861–1861 |
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City of Newburyport, Massachusetts President of the Common Council |
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In office June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 |
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Preceded by | New office |
City of Newburyport, Massachusetts Common Council Ward 4 |
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In office June 16, 1851 – January, 1852 |
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Preceded by | New office |
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Born | August 3, 1822 Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
Resting place | Oak Hill Cometary |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Perrin, (d. December 31, 1889).[3] |
Children | Frances (Fanny) Coolidge Stone |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Profession | Attorney |
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/branch | Union Army |
Years of service | 1862 – September 3, 1863 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone.[2]
Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1843 and from Harvard Law School in 1846. He was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He served as president of the common council in 1851. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, 1858, and 1861. Stone enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, and commanded the 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Stone served as the eleventh mayor of Newburyport in 1867. Stone served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1867, 1877, 1878, and 1880.
Stone was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886. He resumed the practice of law in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died January 22, 1895. Stone was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- Eben F. Stone at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Headley, Phineas Camp: Public men of to-day: being biographies of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each member of the Cabinet, the United States Senators and the members of the House of Representatives of the Forty-Seventh Congress, the Chief Justice and justices of the Supreme Court of the United, and of the Governors of the Several States., pages 590–591, (1882).
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External links
- The 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Massachusetts Volunteer Militia).
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by Henry B. Lovering |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
Succeeded by William Cogswell |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by
William Graves
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Mayor of Newburyport, Massachusetts 1867–1867 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Pierce |
Preceded by
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Member of the Newburyport, Massachusetts Common Council June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 |
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Preceded by
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President of the Newburyport, Massachusetts Common Council June 24, 1851 – January, 1852 |
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Preceded by | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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