James W. Stone

James W. Stone (* 1813 in Taylorsville , Kentucky ; †  October 13, 1854 there ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1853 he represented the state of Kentucky twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Stone attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In his home country he held a few local offices before he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1837 and 1839 .

In the congressional election of 1842 Stone was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Burton Thompson on March 4, 1843 . Since he lost in the elections of 1844 to Bryan Rust Young of the Whig Party , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1845 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

In the congressional elections of 1850 Stone was re-elected for the fifth district in Congress, where he replaced John Burton Thompson on March 4, 1851, who had also since returned to the House of Representatives. Until March 3, 1853 Stone could spend another term in Congress. This was determined by the discussions about the question of slavery in the run-up to the civil war . In 1852, James Stone was defeated in the congressional election to Clement S. Hill , the Whig Party candidate. He died on October 13, 1854 in his native Taylorsville.

Web links

• James W. Stone in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)